Gut
Eating Chocolate Every Day Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Gut – Health Digest
Commenting on a 2014 report presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society, one of the Louisiana State University researchers involved in the study, Maria Moore, explained that the good bacteria in your gut, namely Bifidobacterium and lactic acid bacteria, feast on dark chocolate, and grow and ferment it, resulting in anti-inflammatory compounds being released […]
The Added Ingredient In Peanut Butter You Should Avoid For Gut Health – Health Digest
Emulsifiers come in natural and synthetic form. Some come from plants, seeds, fruits, and even eggs, while others are manufactured. Some of the emulsifiers found in foods include polysorbates, sorbitan monostearate, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), glycerol monostearate (GMS), distilled monoglyceride (DMG), pectin, and lecithin. The studies done so far have been largely focused on animals with a few that have looked at this […]
What Happens To Your Gut When You Eat Too Much Protein – Health Digest
The topic of gut microbiome, their composition, and how bacteria, fungi, viruses, and bacteriophage live in harmony with one another is both a burgeoning and interesting one, mainly because your gut health is thought to affect your overall health in so many ways. It’s not just your digestion that your gut bacteria take care of. Want great […]
Dieting Has An Unexpected Effect On Your Gut Health – Health Digest
Gaining weight after dieting might also be due to changes in your gut microbiome. A 2016 study in Nature put obese mice on a diet so they would have the same weight and metabolic factors as control mice. Even though the mice lost weight, their gut bacteria composition remained the same. When the formerly obese […]
What Happens To Your Gut When You Eat Lots Of Chicken – Health Digest
According to microbiome researcher and BIOHM Health co-founder Mahmoud Ghannoum, eating chicken can have a direct effect on your mood because of how the amino acid tryptophan found in this meat impacts your gut health (via Parade). “[Tryptophan] has been linked to higher levels of the hormone serotonin (the ‘feel good’ hormone) in our brain,” explained Ghannoum, who also […]
What Happens To Your Gut Health When You Eat Lots Of Eggs – Health Digest
Eggs are often recommended by gut health doctors because they are affordable and packed full of gut-friendly nutrients like vitamins A and D, omega-3 fatty acids, and the amino acid methionine. If you were privy to the research surrounding the choline content in eggs and the idea that it increases the production of trimethylamine-n-oxide, or TMAO, in […]
What Happens To Your Gut When You Eat Olive Oil Every Day – Health Digest
The gut microbiome and how the “good” and “bad” bacteria within it live in harmony is a burgeoning topic of interest in science. From what we do know, a healthy gut improves your immune system, protects you from heart disease, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, and cancer, and also has a role to play in your mood. Per […]
This Is What Happens To Your Gut When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep – Health Digest
What science is learning about gut microbiome and how it affects your health is still relatively new but what we do know is that gut health is related to your immune system and diseases like IBD, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, along with your mental health. It also affects how well you sleep. As we’ve established, […]
What Happens To Your Gut Health When You Eat Lots Of Bananas – Health Digest
With the conversation around maintaining a healthy gut taking precedence recently, people are looking for the right foods to eat and ones to avoid. Bananas fall into the former category. The soluble fiber in bananas is essential nutrition for healthy gut microbiomes – probiotics, per The Healthy. A healthy gut is a prerequisite for many things […]
The Best Nondairy Milk To Drink For Gut Health – Health Digest
Per a 2016 study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, soy foods and components have been linked with altering your gut microbiome in such a way that it lowers your risk of diseases. The researchers note that soy-based foods can “increase the levels of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli and alter the ratio between Firmicutes and […]