My Functional Dietitian

03/17/2024

A February 2024 study involving nearly 10 million participants found strong links between processed foods and health problems. Learn more.

01/30/2024

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/your-body-has-its-own-built-in-ozempic/

Popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, target metabolic pathways that gut microbes and food molecules already play a key role in regulating

11/29/2023

https://scitechdaily.com/climbing-just-50-steps-a-day-can-cut-your-risk-of-heart-disease-by-20/

Forget walking 10,000 steps a day. Climbing at least 50 steps daily can greatly reduce the risk of heart disease, a new study from Tulane University suggests. Published in Atherosclerosis, the research found that climbing more than five flights of stairs daily could reduce the risk of cardiovascu

01/22/2023

https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/meditation-may-change-the-gut-microbiome-study-of-buddhist-monks-suggests-369222

A study of 37 Tibetan Buddhist monks suggests that long-term, deep meditation could positively affect the gut microbiome. The research is published in General Psychiatry.

01/20/2023

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gut-brain-connection-3-fatty-acids-may-be-linked-to-tau-mediated-damage #3-fatty-acids-may-be-culprits

Share on PinterestCertain gut bacteria may contribute to the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases. Design by MNT; Photography by Ron Levine/Getty Images & Science Photo Library/AlamyThere is increasing evidence that people with Alzheimer’s may have different gut microbiomes than people wi...

09/05/2022

07/27/2022

https://www.sciencealert.com/in-a-first-a-dietary-supplement-shown-to-cut-the-risk-of-hereditary-cancer-by-60?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=3e1d23aca1-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-3e1d23aca1-365490661

A trial spanning more than 20 years and almost 1,000 participants worldwide has found an important result – people with a condition that gives them a higher chance of developing certain cancers can reduce the risk of some of those cancers by more

05/12/2022

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/952103

Healthy adults who eat a diverse diet with at least 8-10 grams of soluble fiber a day have fewer antibiotic-resistant microbes in their guts, according to a study published by Agricultural Research Service scientists and their colleagues in mBio [https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00101-22].....

05/08/2022

https://www.sciencealert.com/transplanting-poo-from-a-younger-mouse-could-help-stave-off-the-effects-of-aging?utm_source=ScienceAlert+-+Daily+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=697db81a39-MAILCHIMP_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe5632fb09-697db81a39-365490661

It sounds like something that might have come out of a sci-fi novel, but it's based on cold, hard, printed research: transplanting f***l microbes from young mice into old mice seems to reverse key signs of aging in the guts, eyes, and brains of the o

04/01/2022

https://hub.jhu.edu/2022/03/25/sulforaphane-slows-growth-of-covid-cold-viruses/

Sulforaphane could help prevent and treat illnesses caused by coronaviruses, including COVID-19

03/22/2022

Medical News Today: Anti-aging supplement works in mice, maybe humans.

A study from Baylor College of Medicine finds that a supplement can slow or correct various aspects of natural aging in mice, potentially extending human life.

01/23/2022

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/foods-that-reduce-cortisol

What you eat can have an impact on the inflammation in your body stress often causes.