Microbiome

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  AIIMS-Trained Gastroenterologist Shares 10 Best Foods For A Healthy Gut Microbiome

  According to Dr Saurabh Sethi, these foods can offer a simple way to support gut health while adding variety to your meals.

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  Stubborn Weight Gain Or Fatigue? Why A Gut Microbiome Test Might Be Needed

  If you are suffering from stubborn weight gain or perpetual fatigue, then your gut may be to blame. Here is why a gut microbiome test is needed and how to naturally enhance your gut health.

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  Could Gut Bacteria Explain Psychopathic Behaviour? Scientists Think So

  The scientists analysed the gut and oral microbiota of 200 participants and compared them with scores from a psychopathy questionnaire. They found that certain bacterial groups were associated with psychopathic scores.

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  Taking Antibiotics Can Affect The Gut: Nutritionist Shares Ways To Maintain Your Gut Health

  Nutritionist Rashi Chowdhary shares simple ways to support gut health during an antibiotic course.

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  Could Your Gut Change How Your Medicine Works? A Gastroenterologist Explains

  The gut microbiome, intestinal lining, digestive function and even the speed at which food moves through the digestive tract can affect how medicines behave. This means two people taking the same medicine at the same dose may not always have the same response.

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  Are Imported Probiotics Really Right For Indians? India's New Gut Microbiome Discovery Raises Questions

  By examining the gut microbiomes of tribal communities across India, researchers uncovered previously undocumented bacterial species and hundreds of local strains

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  'Gut Is Your Brain': Is Ravi Kishan Right? Doctors Explain the Gut-Brain Connection

  Ravi Kishan's statement that the "gut is your brain" is not scientifically accurate in the literal sense, but it reflects an important concept recognised by modern medicine.

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  Belly Fat Isn't Just Bad for Your Heart: Here's How It May Affect Your Brain Too

  Not all body fat behaves the same way. Belly fat consists of two types: subcutaneous fat, which lies just beneath the skin, and visceral fat, which surrounds organs such as the liver, pancreas, and intestines.

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  Could Bile Buildup Raise Breast Cancer Risk? Here's What Research Suggests

  People diagnosed with breast cancer should always follow treatment plans recommended by their oncologist and should not start bile acid medications unless advised by their healthcare team.

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  Eat The Rainbow: Doctor Explains On Why There Is No Single 'Superfood' For Gut Health

  Doctor explains some of the biggest myths about the gut microbiome, the gut-brain connection and inflammation.

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  Study Finds How Psychological Stress Rewires Your Gut And Speeds Up Immune Ageing

  Findings published in the journal Cell Stem Cell psychological stress speeds up aging-like changes in the body's blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow -- called hematopoietic stem cells -- by altering the intestinal microbiota.

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  Are You Overusing Probiotics? Warning Signs To Watch For

  Taking excessive probiotics can cause digestive issues like bloating, gas, and cramps due to overfermentation in the gut.

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  Study Of Gut Microbiomes Reveals Link Between Low Fibre Intake, Colorectal Cancer

  The approach enabled the researchers to establish a colorectal cancer microbiome signature that was not limited to one cohort, geography, sequencing method, or age of diagnosis.

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  Alive After 5,300 Years: Shocking Living Organism Found Growing Inside Mummy

  Yeast species in the mummy have even shifted over the past nine years despite freezing preservation, raising questions about long-term conservation of ancient remains.

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  Harvard-Trained Doctor Shares 6 Popular Gut Health Trends That He Would Never Follow

  Dr Sethi breaks down some popular gut trends that he does not think people should follow.