Communication between the brain and the gut is one of the keys to good health and ensuring the proper functioning of the immune system in response to pathogens.
The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) created an infographic to address some of the more common fallacies about probiotics.
On June 5-7, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) convened its annual meeting, for the first time in Asia. The program featured two days of open plenary sessions attended by 230 academic and industry scientists, health professionals,
A large number of scientific studies suggest that many of the health advantages and benefits that come from practicing sports could be down to the changes in and the functional capacity of the gut microbiota.
Can nutrition be personalized based on an individual’s gut microbiota composition and structure, so we can care take a more detailed and controlled approach to looking after our health?
Andrea Hardy, Registered Dietitian: “I like to challenge people to eat something living every day”
4 Jul 2018by GMFH Editing Team
The dietitian explains the importance of offering all her patients recommendations that include an interdisciplinary approach, but without neglecting the lifestyle element, which also affects gut health.
Nutrition workshop report from GMFH World Summit 2018 now available
29 Jun 2018by GMFH Editing Team
The workshop, called ‘Gut microbiota targets in nutrition’, which was addressed to experts and healthcare practitioners specializing in nutrition and gastrointestinal disorders.
“By modulating your diet, you can also modulate your microbes”: An interview with Clara Belzer
28 Jun 2018by GMFH Editing Team
Clara Belzer, professor of microbiology and a specialist in the direct role played by gut microbes in human health and microbial networks, shows us that diet can affect health through the gut microbiota.
APC Microbiome Ireland is a research institute at the University College Cork (Ireland), which has proposed World Microbiome Day be held on June 27, in recognition of the role bacteria and gut microbiota play in our health.
According to researcher Mahesh Desai, if we do not feed the gut microbiota correctly, the state of our intestinal barrier may deteriorate, consequently leading to disease.
