The term 'gut health' has become increasingly popular among scientists and healthcare practitioners, as well as on social media. From a scientific point of view, however, it is still unclear exactly what gut health is and how it can be measured. We asked dietitians Andrea Hardy, Paula Crespo, Kate Scarlata, Megan Rossi and Mariana Camarena about what constitutes a healthy gut and why taking care of your gut is important for your overall health and well-being (Part 2).
Your gut health is about more than just good digestion. Experts are increasingly recognizing that optimal gut health is required for overall good health and wellbeing. As such, maintaining a balanced gut microbiome and keeping your gut barrier in good shape is a good idea for everyone.
The last 9th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit hold in Madrid on March updated the science behind diet, the balance between gut microbiota and the immune system, mental health, food intolerances and functional gut disorders, among others. Check out here the Summit’s official report.
Tips from your gut microbiota for staying healthy: an interview with Andrea Hardy
13 May 2020by GMFH Editing Team
What can you do to take care of your gut health? Canadian registered dietitian Andrea Hardy, interviewed at the 9th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit, gives you some good advice.
There’s no single ‘gut healthy’ diet: think about your diet in the broad sense rather than focusing on nutrients
25 Mar 2020by Andreu Prados
Diet is your best ally for taking care of the gut microbiota. Scientists agree that the recipe for achieving a healthier gut microbiome includes eating more plants regularly with fermented foods containing probiotics.
Gut health advocates, gut microbiota enthusiasts: our new website is for you!
5 Mar 2020by GMFH Editing Team
GMFH reinforces its commitment to accurate, clear and verified information about the gut microbiota, its role in health and how it can be modified through both diet and nutrition.
What do we know about the relationship between our gut microbiota and cardiovascular disease?
19 Feb 2020by Megan Mouw
Most of us want to lower our cardiometabolic risk in order to live long and healthy lives; that is, we want to have what doctors define as a low risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Eating right for gut health – An interview with Natasha Haskey, Registered Dietitian
15 Jan 2020by GMFH Editing Team
Interviewed at the 8th Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2019 in Miami (USA), Natasha Haskey analyzes what happens in the gut microbiota when we change our diet.
Aging-related changes also occur within our digestive tract. Diet and host genetics are critical determinants of gut microbial composition and function, whose origins go back to the moment of birth.
Paleo diet and gut microbiota: inappropriate changes observed over the long term
11 Dec 2019by Andreu Prados
Angela Genoni from Edith Cowan University in Australia has found that following a paleo diet for more than a year is associated with unfavorable changes in gut microbiota composition.