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Study in mice found that digesting #chitin, an abundant dietary fiber in insect exoskeletons & mushrooms & crustacean shells, engages the...
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Study in mice found that digesting #chitin, an abundant dietary fiber in insect exoskeletons & mushrooms & crustacean shells, engages the...
Gut #microbiota influence host immunity and metabolism during obesity. Bacterial sensors of the innate immune system relay signals from...
A small study in humans found that #IntermittentFasting modulates the intestinal #microbiota & improves #obesity & host energy...
People living in same household or in regular contact tend to have same microbes in their guts & mouths. The study raises possibility...
While popular fast-food chains such as Raising Cane’s and In-N-Out continue to open locations and thrive on hungry stomachs in the North...
A study found that people with food #allergies are less likely to become infected with the #SARSCoV2 #coronavirus. The study also found...
This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds. #Ganoderma #Reishi #Lingzhi #obesity #diabetes #insulin #microbiota...
Review of evidence that #SARSCoV2#coronavirus directly or indirectly activates #inflammasomes, leading to secretion of IL-1 family...
A mushroom a day may keep the doctor away. The active ingredients in a Asian mushroom used in traditional Chinese medicine (#TCM) can...
#Reishi #microbiota #lingzhi #obesity #insulin #microbiome #Ganoderma #mushrooms #diet #nutrition As any gardener knows, plants need the...
#microbiota #mushrooms #microbiome #diet #nutrition #obesity #diabetes #Reishi #lingzhi #insulin A #mushroom a day may keep the doctor...
#oralhealth #inflammation #Alzheimers #pregnancy #pneumonia #obesity #diabetes #heartidisease A growing body of literature suggests that...
#immunology #evolution Scientists have looked at understudied human populations from the South Pacific, which are severely affected by a...
“Intermittent #fasting” may help ward off #obesity, as expected. More speculatively, there are signs in animal studies that the regimens...
A #mushroom a day may keep the doctor away. The active ingredients in a Asian mushroom can change bacteria in your stomach for the...
#aging patients still should have an annual “wellness” visit to check blood pressure, blood sugar (for the presence of Type 2 #diabetes),...
Researchers identified Bifidobacterium longum APC1472 as regulator of appetite & metabolism. In overweight or obese people, the novel...
By altering the gut #microbiota, the #Reishi mushroom (#Ganoderma lucidum) prevents and reverses symptoms of #obesity in mice, including...