The growing interest in gut health is not merely hype. There is mounting scientific evidence that underscores the crucial influence of gut microbiome on obesity, inflammation and other health challenges. If there are five important things people should know about gut health what will that be? From now on, you are no longer you but you and your microbiome. Always keep … [Read more...]
What is Leaky Gut?
Leaky gut is highly correlated with autoimmunity. If you have autoimmunity, it’s pretty likely you also have leaky gut. Your gut lining is only one cell layer thick like a nice thin layer of cheesecloth. It’s a thin, clean, beautiful construct until it is penetrated. Leaky gut is when the lining starts to open up and foreign matter passes through to the gut. The gut lining … [Read more...]
Childhood Diet has Lifelong Impact
A diet that includes eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study in mice suggests. The study by UC Riverside researchers is one of the first to show a significant decrease in the total number and diversity of gut bacteria in mature mice fed an unhealthy diet as juveniles. “We studied … [Read more...]
Will Bone Broth Benefit Me?
Many people with unmanaged celiac disease are nutrient-deprived. In fact, many symptoms of celiac disease are connected to a nutrient deficiency. Bone broth can quickly help to replenish that once depleted nutrient tank. Besides it’s amazing taste and culinary uses, broth is an excellent source of minerals and is known to boost the immune system (chicken soup when you are sick … [Read more...]
Making wheat and peanuts less allergenic
The United States Department of Agriculture identifies a group of “big eight” foods that causes 90% of food allergies. Among these foods are wheat and peanuts. Sachin Rustgi, a member of the Crop Science Society of America, studies how we can use breeding to develop less allergenic varieties of these foods.Allergic reactions caused by wheat and peanuts can be prevented by … [Read more...]