Items Tagged ‘gut health’
February 21, 2019
Probiotics: One size does not fit all
This article originally appeared on the Center for Individualized Medicine blog The allure of probiotics can be hard to resist. Popular belief holds that when you take probiotics in pill, powder or food, you boost your gut health with a powerful antidote to digestive diseases. But what exactly are probiotics, and how do you separate truth […]
Tags: Center for Individualized Medicine, gut health, microbiome, probiotics, Purna Kashyap
November 29, 2018
The right diet for you… or for your gut microbes?
By Sara Tiner 
This article originally appeared on the Center for Individualized Medicine blog on Oct. 10, 2018. The right diet, obesity and gut health are topics patients, clinicians and scientists wrestle with every day. We want to eat a good diet and lose weight or avoid weight gain, so our health span matches our life span. But […]
Tags: Center for Individualized Medicine, gut health, microbiome, Purna Kashyap
August 21, 2018
‘Gut touch?’ Mayo Clinic researchers discover important trigger for serotonin release
By Advancing the Science contributor 
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have discovered an important mechanical trigger in the gut for releasing serotonin in the body. Serotonin is an important hormone and neurotransmitter in the human body, believed to help regulate digestion, appetite, mood, social behavior, sleep and other important functions. The researchers’ findings were published this week in the Proceedings of the National […]
Tags: Arthur Beyder, basic science, gastroenterology, gut health, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
April 4, 2017
Exploring the link between the gut and multiple sclerosis
Article by Sharon Rosen Could the bacteria in a person’s digestive system provide a clue about whether he or she may develop multiple sclerosis? This is a question that Mayo Clinic researchers asked when trying to unravel the causes of multiple sclerosis, a potentially debilitating condition that impacts a person’s nervous system. A Mayo Clinic […]
Tags: Center for Individualized Medicine, gut health, microbiome, Nicholas Chia
March 23, 2017
This diet’s for you: personalized nutrition to improve your health
Article by Sharon Rosen You may use the phrase “gut reaction” to describe what your instincts tell you about a particular situation. But it turns out that your gut offers much more than an emotional reaction – it processes food you eat in a way that is unique to you. For example, some people may […]
Tags: Center for Individualized Medicine, gut health, Heidi Nelson, microbiome