Why Protecting & Encouraging a Healthy Microbiome is So Essential

Why Protecting & Encouraging a Healthy Microbiome is So Essential For every cell in the human body, there are about 10 nonhuman cells. These microbial residents of our gut, skin, eyes and nasal passages collectively are referred to as the “microbiome” — and research of its role in human health has revealed enough surprising discoveries […]

ANTIBIOTICS LINKED TO WEIGHT GAIN

Changes in the gut microbiome from low-dose antibiotics caused mice to gain weight. Similar alterations in humans taking antibiotics, especially children, might be adding to the obesity epidemic Amy Maxmen Nature Magazine 27.8.12   Bacteria living naturally within the gut provide a gateway to flab, according to a few reports this week. These bacteria may […]

Could Microbes Be Responsible For Obesity, Auto-Immune Diseases and Allergies?

We all know that a healthy diet maintains our health but, not surprisingly, recent research has also shown that a poor diet can play a major role in determining our gut microflora which may explain the increase in auto-immune diseases, allergies, inflammatory bowel diseases and other digestive problems and possibly even obesity, caused by germs […]

PROBIOTICS: THE KEY TO ONGOING MAINTENANCE OF OPTIMAL GUT HEALTH

WHAT ARE PROBIOTICS? The gut flora in the average human digestive system is comprised of more than 400 species and weighs up to 3 kg. This represents an enormous number of bacteria. It is estimated that the human body is composed of 100 trillion cells, but we are outnumbered by at least 10 to 1 […]