The word microbiome has gotten a lot of press in recent years. Your different body parts (the ones that are “open” to the external world) all have their own unique microbiome – collections of organisms that live in your mouth, nose, lungs, skin, ... Read More
Paleo, Gut & Microbiome
Learn all about digestive (gut) health and whole foods ancestral nutrition here. Signs like bloating, gas, constipation, and diarrhea are a sign that something in your gut, or gut microbiota, is not right. Your gut health is deeply intertwined with your metabolic, hormonal, brain and immune health!
The Fasting Mimicking Diet – What’s it About?
You may have heard about the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), promoted by Professor Valter Longo, author of The Longevity Diet. Prof. Longo's research is all about aging – and more importantly, how to slow it down! Although Longo studies ... Read More
Microbiome Nuggets inspired by Datis Kharrazian
I was fortunate this week to attend a seminar with Dr. Kharrazian, well-known for The Thyroid Book and Why Isn't My Brain Working? Dr. Kharrazian is a faculty member of the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), which is one place I study ... Read More
Your Microbiome: Diversity is Best
Read the first post All About Your Amazing Microbiome. What’s this about diversity? The general theory is that more diversity in your microbial species is better. Diversity provides a greater variety of beneficial byproducts to handle ... Read More
Migraines from a Functional Medicine Perspective: Leaky Gut and Brain
This is the second post in a series about migraines. Start with the first post, about hormonal triggers. Migraines from barrier dysfunction Gut barrier This review and this review show the correlation between migraines and gut diseases, such ... Read More
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