I write a good bit about the importance of the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome, the environment in your gut where billions of healthy probiotic bacteria thrive. It has a big role in regulating [...]
Category: Gut Health
Following this delicious diet boosts “anti-aging” bacteria in your gut
Your microbiome—the environment in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract where billions of healthy probiotic bacteria thrive—is “ground zero” for your health. For example, a healthy microbiome with [...]
Five simple ways to support a healthy microbiome
Your gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome—the environment in your gut where healthy probiotic bacteria thrive—is really a window into your overall health. For example, a healthy microbiome protects [...]
Six simple steps to boost gut health as you age
Research into the human microbiome has really started to take off in recent years. In fact, we now know that your microbiome—the environment in your gut and mouth and on your skin where billions [...]
Toast your way to a healthier gut
As you prepare to make some toasts this holiday season, you may want to stock up on one of my favorite alcoholic beverages, as a new study has found it supports gut health. Don’t worry—I’ll tell [...]
Probiotic supplements don’t boost gut health—do THIS instead
Ancient Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine practitioners have always understood that good digestion is a key to good health. And digestion, of course, begins in the microbiome—the environment in your [...]
The secret to lowering your high blood pressure lies in your gut
It astounds me that mainstream medicine continues to blame high blood pressure on salt. Especially when the science continues to point us in other directions. In fact, a new study has found that [...]
Is fungus to blame for your GI problems?
I recently came across a very interesting article in The New York Times about the possible role fungi may play in the development of everything from asthma to dandruff to prostate cancer. And [...]
Cognitive problems linked to popular “probiotic” health supplements
A brand-new study found that taking probiotic supplements can cause serious, cognitive side effects. But I’m not all that surprised. I’ve never recommended taking probiotic supplements, which [...]
A healthy gut equals a healthy brain
Today, I’m continuing my series about inflammation. More and more experts link it to the development of major chronic diseases — now including Alzheimer’s disease. And a new study published in [...]