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How changing a body's microbes leads to illness

Claire M. Fraser, PhD, in this TED talk explains how microbes affect our lives. We are more obsessed with cleanliness than ever: we use antibacterial ..

BugSpeaks through Cladogram

Charles Darwin, with this famous entry in his journal, begins with "I think" on the top left-hand corner of his notebook and then sketched o..

Diabetes and Dysbiosis: A tale of two Diabetics

Below are some ‘Keyword’ searches for ‘diabetes’ being googled daily by millions of people across the globe. ..

Obesity is Contagious

Let’s begin with this 140 Whether one agree or not, all genetic disorders are communicable, and more precisely should be cate..

What happens in Vagus, does not stay in Vagus!!

So, it’s been two months past the new year. We all are coming back to our normal selves, we are eating (binging) whatever we want to, not so kee..

Anxiety, Depression & Gut Microbiome

Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach, trembling hands and voice, sweaty palms, racing heart beat and heavy breathing… and you feel ju..

Kefir - Bridging traditional dietary and current nutritional practices

Kefir is a friendly probiotic drink with slightly fizzy and tangy taste, a FANTASTIC fermented milk beverage originating from Eastern Europe and South..

Fermented Foods & Microbiome

Since early history fermented foods have been consumed and have been an integral part of our diet. Fermented food gives surprising health benefits, in..

Vegetables and Gut Microbiome

The Broccoli conundrum – to eat or not to eat? Starting with, how to make children eat broccoli and then how to eat them correctly - raw or c..

On Prebiotics

Let’s begin with our birth... Mother’s breast milk contains relatively high concentrations of small oligosaccharides (short chain of su..