Scientific research in the medical field shows this constantly: health starts from the mouth. This article summarises some research on why oral health is so important, not just to our teeth and gums but to our overall health. In particular, it explores the science of our oral microbiome. What Is The Oral Microbiome? The oral
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Welcome to my blog ‘How to improve your gut microbiome?’ What Is The Gut Microbiome? The gut microbiome is a term often used to describe the bacteria that reside within our digestive tracts. However this isn’t strictly accurate. More accurately this refers to our gut microbiota. Our gut microbiome is the set of bacterial genomes
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Welcome to my blog ‘What Causes Dysbiosis’. In this blog you will gain a better understanding of what dysbiossis is, what causes dysbiosis, and how to fix dysbiosis. Many will know that various medications such as antibiotics and a poor diet can cause it, but not as many may appreciate that our own cells have
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Soil And Human Health From early childhood, we are in contact with soil; we taste it, inhale it, and we drink water which has passed through it. We eat plants grown on and in it, and eat animals who have done the same. But our relationship with soil is an ancient one. Our ancestors, who
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What Is Dientamoeba Fragilis? Dientamoeba fragilis is one of the most common protozoan (single cell) parasite of the human intestine. It has a prevalence ranging from 0 to 82%, depending on the region, the population, and the detection methods used. (source) Many people with D. fragilis also carry other parasites, and it’s often found alongside
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In this post I discuss how to restore the gut microbiome after antibiotics, looking at the side effects of antibiotics, prevention, the best probiotics and more. It’s important to appreciate that antibiotics are life-saving drugs and are brilliant at what they do. They have saved millions of lives and are especially important in treating diseases
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The key to successfully treat hydrogen sulfide SIBO is to first understand the underlying mechanisms causing an increase in hydrogen sulphide production in the first place. Considerations include slow motility, a sulphur deficiency, an unhealthy diet, and also fast motility in the large intestine. You may also like to read: Hydrogen Sulfide: The good, the
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The most common effects of mycotoxins on the GI tract include inflammatory and necrotic changes, disturbances in secretory activity and metabolism of the enterocytes, damage to the intestinal barrier and dysfunction in intestinal absorption (source) Other blogs that you might be interested in include: Mould Illness: A Functional Medicine Approach The Ultimate Guide To Mycotoxins
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Research has clearly established that antibiotics can cause significant shifts in the composition of the gut microbiome that are similar to those observed in constipation-dominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C). The question as to whether antibiotics cause constipation is further supported by evidence from both cohort and case-control studies, demonstrating that antibiotic treatment is associated with
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Welcome to my blog ‘Should You Take Glutathione Before A Mycotoxin Test?’. Testing For Mycotoxins Great Plains Laboratory uses a technology called liquid chromatography / mass spectometry which is most accurate, reproducible and specific to what is being tested. Real Time Labs uses ELISA technology which measures toxins and their metabolites and is semi-quantitative. Vibrant
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