How avocados help keep your digestive system happy and healthy: An ever-growing amount of research points to the significant role the gut plays in your health and well-being. In fact, more than 70% of the immune system resides in the gut, and the good bacteria in it keeps us healthy by producing vitamins that help […]
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How genetics, diet and gut health influence Alzheimer’s risk: Scientists at the University of East Anglia and the Quadram Institute are launching a new study to investigate how our genes, diet and microbiome influence the risk of dementia. Recent research has linked gut health to Alzheimer’s disease. And dietary compounds found in foods including fruits […]
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A mother’s gut microbes can help in the development of the placenta, and the healthy growth of the baby – according to new research from the University of East Anglia, the Quadram Institute and the University of Cambridge. Researchers studying mice found that a species of gut bacteria, known to have beneficial effects for health […]
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Revealed: the biggest health trends for 2022, according to a doctor: From tracking your stress levels to boosting your immune system, Bupa’s Associate Clinical Director – Dr Elizabeth Rogers –predicts the biggest health and fitness trends for the new year. As we’re fast-approaching 2022, we’ve analysed recent searching habits1 to predict the most popular health, […]
Secrets of Women’s Healthy Ageing Living Better, Living Longer by Cassandra Szoeke: The research-based approach to ageing well Secrets of Women’s Healthy Ageing draws on the findings of a unique study that has focused on the health of more than four hundred women in their mid-to-late lives. Over the past thirty years a team of international […]
Adding pea flour to feeds for severely malnourished children helps them gain weight and restores the balance of microbes in their gut. In a small study of severely malnourished children in Uganda, researchers found that providing them with a feed containing cowpea flour improved their ability to absorb nutrients and gain weight, while maintaining their […]
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Get to grips with gut health: Five tips for a fit and healthy year: As we head into the spring/summer season, our list of goals is always the same: plan fun activities, get in shape, reduce stress levels and live more healthily in general. Given that we were somewhat robbed of our spring & summer […]
Oat and rye bran fibres alter gut microbiota, reducing weight gain and hepatic inflammation. In a newly published experimental study, the consumption of dietary fibre from oat and rye brans supported the growth of beneficial gut microbiota, which in turn ameliorated cholesterol metabolism, enhanced gut barrier function and reduced hepatic inflammation. In addition, diets enriched […]
Listening to the patient’s gut. Wednesday 10 June, 12.00pm to 1.00pm Dr James Kinross, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital, will speak during this webinar about the future of personalised medicine made possible by listening to the patient’s gut bacteria. Topics will include comparisons between consumer tests available for gut microbiome and the sophisticated […]
In the context of the current viral pandemic, maintaining good gut health is key. By ensuring your gut microbiota contains good bacteria you are reducing inflammation and making sure your immune system is able to focus on other threats, such as viral infection. Understanding the role of good bacteria in the gut is crucial and […]