Sentences with phrase «microorganisms in one's gut»

A healthy gut microbiome (the balance and amount of microorganisms in the gut) dramatically impacts overall health.

Fasting, while drinking water and other cleansing beverages, will flush out the digestive system and reduces the number of natural microorganisms in the gut.

For the most part, vitamins are acquired when food is ingested, but some are acquired by other means: for example, microorganisms in the gut flora produce vitamin K and biotin; and one form of vitamin D is synthesized in skin cells when they are exposed to a certain wavelength of ultraviolet light present in sunlight.

«In order to digest wood and other material, termites rely on an intensive factory of millions of unique microorganisms in their gut, which can account for two - thirds of the termite's total body weight,» said lead author Professor Nathan Lo.

Through its IBD and Crohn's Disease Program, the Helmsley Charitable Trust supports the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) to better understand how microorganisms in the gut contribute to this recurring inflammatory condition.

While the study doesn't prove a cause - and - effect relationship, it's possible that antibiotics disrupt microorganisms in the gut, leading to reduced immune response, the researchers said.

Tests like this one sequence all of the RNA in the stool (poop) to help quantify all of the living microorganisms in the gut (bacteria, viruses, bacteriophages, archaea, fungi, yeast, parasites, and more) at the species and strain level.

Also avoid sugar like the plague for a while to starve any harmful microorganisms in your gut (like candida).

The resistant starch found in the baobab fruit and the short chain fatty acids it yields has been shown in research studies to favorably change the composition of friendly versus pathogenic microorganisms in the gut, slow glucose absorption to help control blood sugar levels by reducing insulin resistance, increase satiety and weight loss, reduce inflammatory allergic responses and improve immune system functioning (over 60 % of the immune system is located in or around the digestive system).

The positive effects of having good microorganisms in the gut help fight obesity tendencies in our body by lowering the number of calories one absorbs from food, reduce inflammation and fat storage, maintains a healthy appetite, and thus effectively control the tendency to put on weight.

Specifically, researchers found that diets high in fiber trigger microorganisms in the gut to produce short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which induce neutrophil apoptosis and the resolution of inflammation.

As for evil microorganisms in the gut, this study tested olive leaf extract against food born pathogens, and many were inhibited.

It's now quite clear that the type and quantity of microorganisms in your gut interact with your body in ways that can either prevent or encourage the development of many diseases.»

«I explored every single functioning microorganism in my gut.

Environment toxins, chemical pollutants, and pesticides as well as other harmful chemicals can also upset the delicate balance between healthy and unhealthy microorganisms in the gut.

Butyrate strongly inhibits candida yeasts, one of the main «bad» microorganisms in gut flora, which can crowd out the good strains once they start getting cocky and overconfident.

Healthy individuals are less likely to develop C. difficile infection thanks to the diversity of microorganisms in their gut.

«The collective genomes of the microorganisms in the gut is more than 100 times larger than the number of genes in the human genome.

Just as the microorganisms in our gut are increasingly recognized as important players in human health and behavior, new research from the University of Toronto Mississauga demonstrates that microorganisms are equally critical to the growth and health of plants.

There are trillions of microorganisms in the gut (about 40 trillion to be exact).

Identifying the microorganisms in your gut is important, but understanding their function is what lets us use them to our advantage.

Indeed, the latest study showed that life - long calorie restriction in mice «significantly changes the overall structure of the gut microbiota» in ways that promote longevity.2 So it now appears that one reason why calorie restriction may lengthen lifespan is because it promotes positive changes to the microorganisms in your gut.

The gut microbiome is the entire collection of microorganisms in the gut, and similarly, the skin micrombiome is simply all of the organisms present on the skin.

Put more simply, the DNA analysis is of the microorganisms in your gut.

The complex community of microorganisms in your gut is called the gut flora (45).

Written by Dr. Raphael Kellman, The Microbiome Diet is based on the fact that the microorganisms in our gut — the «good» bacteria — play a huge role in the way our body functions.

Now they are beginning to understand the importance of good bacteria and microorganisms in our guts.