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.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/supplement-slows-aging-process-in-mice-and-possibly-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.

12/03/2021

https://www-inverse-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.inverse.com/mind-body/poop-transplants-reverse-aging/amp?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQIKAGwASCAAgM%3D

Scientists suggest that older mice given gut bacteria transplants from younger mice show learning and memory abilities similar to those of the younger rodents.

09/14/2021

https://news.sky.com/story/overeating-not-the-primary-cause-of-obesity-claim-scientists-12406990

Significant links between obesity and deprivation add evidence to an argument that low-quality food, in particular processed carbohydrates, are driving weight gain.

09/10/2021

https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/health/gut-bacteria-may-play-key-role-in-risk-for-brain-damage-study-101631201712990.html

Researchers refer to this as the gut-immune-brain axis. Bacteria in the gut cooperate with the immune system, which in turn monitors gut microbes and develops appropriate responses to them.

08/20/2021

https://www.inverse.com/science/gut-aging/amp

Researchers demonstrate in a mouse model that when older mice have the gut microbiota of younger mice, they display behavioral qualities of younger mice too.

05/09/2021

Happy Mother's Day! 🌺🌺🌺

My sweet husband and kids whipped up this awesome breakfast for me today. 😋

Grain-free homemade bread bursting with nutrition and mouth watering berry jam from scratch. Doesn't get better than this!

Checkout the recipes at myfunctionaldietitian.com/best-grain-free-bread/

04/27/2021

Delicious Grain-free Blueberry Pancakes -low FODMAP, SCD legal

Try these yummy breakfast pancakes, suited for even those on the most restricted therapeutic diets. These pancakes are gluten free, dairy free, low oxalate and scd friendly. At the same time, they are super nutritious, taste great, and are super easy to whip up.

Get the recipe at: myfunctionaldietitian.com/scd-blueberry-pancakes/