Health, Microbes, and More
Another article commenting that increasing the amount of dietary fiber eaten by people eating a typical Western diet (which is low in fiber) will improve their gut microbiome (community of microbes). Research is finding that the added dietary fiber is food (nutrition) for microbes in the gut, and eating additional fiber daily will help restore ...continue reading "Eat More Fiber to Improve Your Gut Microbiome"
This study showed an association of eating lots of flavonoid rich foods (strawberries, blueberries, cherries, blackberries, red wine, apples, pears, and citrus products) and lower rates of erectile dysfunction. A higher intake of several flavonoids also reduces diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk. Keep in mind that erectile dysfunction is thought to be of vascular etiology ...continue reading "Eat More Berries, Less Erectile Dysfunction?"
Our microbiome or microbiota - are the trillions of microbes living in communities within and on a person (gut, nasal cavities, mouth, sinuses, etc.). They are incredibly important to our health in many ways. Our intestines (gut microbiome) are densely packed with microbes, with between 500 to more than 1000 species of bacteria. These microbes play ...continue reading "Feeding Your Gut Microbes"
There has been a lot of discussion in the last few years of our gut bacteria (hundreds of species), the microbiome (the community of microbes living within and on a person (gut, nasal cavities, mouth, sinuses, etc.), probiotics, the finding of a link between bacteria and some chronic diseases, and how the modern lifestyle and ...continue reading "Feeding and Nurturing Your Gut Bacteria"