Our microbiota is linked to essential physiological processes, but when its communication falters, our health can suffer. Synthetic probiotics offer a promising approach to treating gut-brain axis disorders.
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Research suggests there could be a link between hay fever and the microbiome. Exploring this connection paves the way for potential treatments.
No, your vagina does not need vaginal health gummies.
The Food Compass system scores foods based on variables like the amounts of refined grains and sugars, processing and healthful ingredients. People who ate better-scoring foods had better overall health.
Our latest study adds further evidence that diet and mental health are closely connected.
Your body produces postbiotics after digesting prebiotic and probiotic foods – and many postbiotics are crucial to good gut health.
Could a new probiotic supplement really cure your hangover?
Many school lunchbox products are now heavily marketed as promoting gut health. The limited regulation of such claims leaves it to parents and carers to assess whether they really stack up.
A recent clinical trial shows that taking probiotics can lead to a quicker recovery from a coronavirus infection.
The probiotic decreases the presence of pathogens in the animal’s gut and can be used safely on a daily basis.
Antibiotics can destroy the good bacteria in your gut. But some foods can help get it back to normal.
The microbes in your gut influence how your immune system reacts to bacteria and viruses. A severe immune reaction is deadly; a small one lets the virus win. The right balance may depend on your diet.
Remove the alcohol and calories, and it turns out beer is a drink that has many qualities found in health drinks.
The disease is more severe in people with obesity, diabetes and hypertension — all conditions linked to changes in the gut microbiome.
Your gut plays an important role in building your immune defences. Don’t neglect it.
Probiotics sold in tablets or capsules don’t need to be refrigerated to work.
From dietary supplements to poop transplants, probiotics are now a multi-billion dollar market.
While the probiotics found in fermented foods might have health benefits for most, these foods could cause serious harm to the health of others.
You want to encourage the growth of good bacteria in your gut to improve health. But which foods should you eat to do that? It turns out that nutritional labels aren’t much help figuring that out.
Probiotics might avert a case of diarrhoea, or they could mean your gut takes longer to return to normal.
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