Prebiotics: What are they, and where can I find them?
Here are some great sources of prebiotics that can be found in your local grocery store, or even in your kitchen already.
Gut Health
Saliva serves as vessel for stomach viruses to travel throughout the body
Your saliva carries trillions of microorganisms, and new research points out that stomach viruses also use it as a mode of traveling inside your body. A
Here’s why chocolate, blueberries, green tea (and more) are keys to good gut health in seniors
Polyphenols in foods can prevent inflammation in older people by altering intestinal microbiota, researchers say.
Probiotics can prevent fungal infection spread in gut
German researchers have found that probiotics can prevent the spread of fungal infections in the gut.
Researchers develop blood test to predict liver cancer risk
A breakthrough blood test has been developed to predict liver cancer risk.
Fecal transplants could protect newborns from antibiotics that killed ‘good’ gut bacteria, study finds
Fecal transplants could potentially protect newborns who received antibiotics that killed “good” gut bacteria
New blood test can predict severe Crohn’s diagnosis up to 7 years in advance, study finds
A group of international researchers say that an antibody detectable in blood can predict severe Crohn’s disease up to seven years prior to diagnosis.
This common yeast strain in the gut poisons immune cells, potentially causing IBD
The exact cause of IBD is unknown, but one group of researchers suggests it could be the work of toxin-producing yeast strains in the gut.
This bacterial species could explain why preterm births more common for Black women
One biological reason for the racial disparities in preterm births is low levels of the lactobacillus crispatus bacteria in the vaginal microbiome.
Colorectal cancer cases in young adults are rising. Scientists blame poor gut health from unhealthy diets
New research suggests the cause for an increase in colorectal cancer cases among young adults is the gut microbiome and what people are feeding it.