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Gut Feelings: Radiolab Podcast on the Gut Microbiome

We couldn’t resist sharing this excellent and amusing Radiolab podcast, called Gut Feelings, about some important research by John Cryan, PhD, Professor & Chair, Dept. …

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Proton Pump Inhibitors Associated with Increased Risk of Premature Death
CASI 2017

Clinical and Scientific Insights CASI: The Gut Microbiome Revolution

In this previous year Clinical and Scientific Insights CASI session, Dr. Mullin defines prebiotics and reviews their application in health and disease. He presents the …

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Immune Health

ICU Stays Destroy Gut Microbiome, Ups Sepsis Risk

Researchers at the University of Chicago found that after a long stay in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) only a handful of pathogenic microbe species remain behind in patients’ intestines. The team tested these remaining pathogens and discovered that some can become deadly when provoked by conditions that mimic the body’s stress response to illness. “They’ve got a lot of bad guys in there, but the presence of bad guys alone doesn’t tell you who’s going to live or die,” says John Alverdy, a gastrointestinal surgeon and one of two senior authors on the study. “It’s not only which microbes are there, but how they behave when provoked by the harsh and hostile conditions of critical illness.” By John Alverdy et al, published in mBio®, journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

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Gut Microbiome

How Does Eating Organically Grown Food Affect The Gut-Microbiome?

An apple a day … yes, we all know, keeps the doc away. But how does eating an organically grown apple versus a conventionally grown …

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Microbiome

Strong Antibiotics May Promote the Growth of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in the Gut

A study published in Nature Communications shows that antibiotic-resistant bacteria get extra nutrients and thrive when the drugs kill ‘good’ bacteria in the gut.

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Nutrition

Foods to Eat & Avoid for Optimal Microbiome Health

Everyone’s gut microbiome is unique and evolving. Harmonizing the gut, by keeping the trillions of microbial residents in balance is a key to health and …

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Diagnostic Testing

Skillful Lab Selection for Complex Gut-Brain Axis Issues

Diagnostic tests are a vital part of any practitioner’s protocol. A carefully curated set of labs can provide valuable information, pinpoint specific areas of dysfunction …

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Diagnostic Testing

Neuroinflammation and the Gut-Brain Connection

Join Dr. Dan Kalish as he explains how the GI-MAP® and the OMX® Organic Metabolomics tests provide insight into neuroinflammation and the gut-brain connection. Dr. Kalish discusses the most …

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Gut-Brain Axis

Gut-Brain Axis Resource Center / Recent Posts / Signs of Gut-Brain Imbalance: What You need to Know – Part 1 A growing body of research …

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gut brain axis

Signs of Gut-Brain Imbalance: What You need to Know

A growing body of research indicates that the gut-brain axis plays a significant role in mental health. Gain insight into this intricate interplay between the gut and brain, and how an altered gut microbiome can affect both digestive function as well as our mental and emotional state.

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