Parkinson's disease, for example, is typically associated with a longer intestinal transit time, which in turn
impacts microbiota composition.
Not exact matches
Stress plays a huge role in gut health, altering the
composition of the gastrointestinal
microbiota and likewise, an unhealthy diversity of bacteria can
impact emotional behaviour and exacerbate our stress response.
Recent findings show that the mother's gut
microbiota has an important
impact upon the microbial
composition of the milk and its health supporting qualities.
Although the patient's residual colonic
microbiota, prior to therapy was deficient in members of the bacterial divisions - Firmicutes and Bacteriodetes, transplantation had a dramatic
impact on the
composition of the patient's gut
microbiota.
The restorative power of nature starts in its tiniest building blocks, according to clinical microbiologist Douglas Toal, Ph.D. «Numerous studies have demonstrated that the presence of soil and vegetation can have a significant
impact on the
composition of colonizing
microbiota,» he says.
Important functions are provided by gut
microbiota, and modification towards a «beneficial»
composition is a promising approach for intestinal health support, with a potential
impact on overall health, and it seems that pistachios could play a part in this modification.