That 30 Essential Feet - The Gut
This section of the blog will be devoted to a discussion about the gut, the intestinal part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
There is a lot of fascinating research going on about the gut and its composition of resident bacteria that has the potential to change the way we look at health and possibly redefine what it means to be “human”.
My goal is to provide information about the new findings related to these prolific organisms in terms of how they are being discovered to affect health – everything form mood to digestion to inflammation.
Stay Tuned!
The Microbiome: Bugs In and On Us!
The Microbiome is the name given to the genetic material of all the “bugs or microbes” that live on and inside the human body. A majority of these microbes live in the gut and include bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa. It is estimated that the human gut alone is colonized by...