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Probiotics

How Probiotics Alter The Gut Microbiome | Part 1

Introduction When a person consumes food, it is traveled down to the gut system, where it can be digested and biotransformed… Read More

April 5, 2022

Nutritional Treatment for Ankylosing Spondylitis: Treat the gut to Heal the Body

Ankylosing Spondylitis was first described two centuries ago and is the most common form of spondyloarthritis. Indeed, the term spondyloarthritis… Read More

February 13, 2022

The Integrative use of Herbal Therapy for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: The Functional Medicine Approach

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) has a prevalence of 56% among patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Over the years, this… Read More

October 31, 2021

The Ancestral Link Between the Microbiome and Mitochondria

It is not news that mitochondria are not the ONLY powerhouses of our body. Indeed, our gut microbiome can metabolize… Read More

July 1, 2021

Ellagitannins: Gut-Derived Metabolites and their Thermogenic Effects

Gut microbiota has a wide variety of metabolic activities. I would like to rephrase that, more than activities, they are… Read More

June 30, 2021

The Perioperative use of Nutraceuticals: Probiotics

Nutritional assessment is a critical step that inpatients have to go through before undergoing surgery. Unfortunately, even with the obesity… Read More

June 21, 2021

The Orthomolecular Function of Akkermansia Municiphila.

The beneficial effects of using probiotics in our diets or supplementation have been studied in the last years. Indeed, these… Read More

June 8, 2021

Treating SIBO and IBS with the 5R’s Framework

Gastrointestinal issues are one of the main reasons why patients come into a doctor's office. Certainly, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)… Read More

June 1, 2021

Exercise + Healthy Microbiome = Lower Cardiometabolic Risk

A healthy microbiota is considered to have rich biodiversity and functions symbiotically with its host to promote wellness. However, dysbiosis… Read More

February 22, 2021

Polyphenolic Modulation of Gut Microbiome and Cardiometabolic Disease

Insulin resistance is a problem that is strongly associated with obesity due to excess body fat and diabetes. However, growing… Read More

February 12, 2021