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Gut Bacteria Chart Our Destiny

June 2, 2015

Gut Bacteria Chart Our Destiny

I have just finished reviewing what I believe is a seminal research article relating to the gut microbiome. The study, written by researchers in Sweden, is titled The Gut Microbiotia– Masters of Host Develop…

The Secrets Revealed by Teeth

May 26, 2015

The Secrets Revealed by Teeth

So much is now being written that connects many of our modern day health issues with changes in the microbiome, the hundred trillion organisms that live within us. Indeed, this was the impetus behind the hum…

How “Hurry Sickness” Threatens Health

May 19, 2015

How “Hurry Sickness” Threatens Health

These days we all seem to be pushing as hard as we can to meet our ever-increasing demands. I found the following verse by Eknath Easwaran to be instructional: Today’s mania for speed strikes right at the ro…

An Important Lesson from The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid

May 7, 2015

An Important Lesson from The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid

I always look forward to Sunday mornings, and one of the things I like to do each Sunday morning is to write for this website. And as I was preparing to choose a topic for this week’s blog, the doorbell ran…

Research – Probiotic Intervention Affects Mood

April 22, 2015

Research – Probiotic Intervention Affects Mood

New and exciting research is revealing a strong connection between our mood and the various bacteria that live within our intestines. This is certainly a sobering notion. Think of it: the bacteria living wit…

Probiotic Prevents ADHD and Autism

April 3, 2015

Probiotic Prevents ADHD and Autism

Right now in America more than 6 million children carry a diagnosis of ADHD. I think it is fair to say that autism has become an epidemic when you consider that, today, as many as 1 in 40 male births will ul…

Introducing: Brain Maker

March 23, 2015

Introducing: Brain Maker

We are not alone. Even within the confines of the human body, each of us is colonized by more than 100 trillion microbes with whom we live symbiotically. While we provide an environment that allows these or…

Sugar Risks Go Beyond Weight Gain

March 12, 2015

Sugar Risks Go Beyond Weight Gain

The idea that dietary sugars increase the risk for such things as hypertension and the development of health threatening changes in lipid profiles is not new. But a commonly held perception has been that the…

For a New Beginning

February 24, 2015

For a New Beginning

I found this poem (“For a New Beginning” by John O’Donohue) to be greatly inspirational in dealing with making life changes. – Dr. Perlmutter In out-of-the-way places of the heart, Where your thoughts never …

Dramatic Weight Gain After Fecal Transplant

February 23, 2015

Dramatic Weight Gain After Fecal Transplant

We are now learning that differences in the various species of bacteria that live within the intestines actually have a profound role in regulating metabolism. For example, researchers have demonstrated that…

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