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Kitty Microbiome Similar to Ours? Yes, and that may help us with microbiome-directed therapeutics for obesity.

Sharing this great article! Very interesting…

 

Scientists have a new tool in the fight against obesity – ‘Fat Cats’
By Hunter Boyce; The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) Jul 30, 2024

 

Fat cats. They’re great pets, internet famous and, according to a new study, possibly the next big thing in obesity research.

Published in Scientific Reports, the study discovered our […]

Gut Health and Accelerated Aging

Hope to stay young as long as possible? How you age is NOT “all in your genes” and you have more control over that than you may think. This research reveals the link between increased intestinal permeability (“leaky gut”) and accelerated biological aging. When your body ages faster than your chronological years you have greater […]

Gut Health and Allergies

Do you have allergies? Evidence continues to show that dietary habits affect gut health, and gut health affects your immune system. This research further reveals the complex and multifactorial regulatory mechanisms involving gastrointestinal microbiota, diet, and the immune system. Your body regulates your immune system with the help of your gut bacteria.

Take good care of your […]

Gut Disruption from COVID-19

Is your gut not quite right since having COVID-19? You do not have to live with these lasting effects. Rutgers scientists recently found that COVID-19 acute infection disrupts gut bacteria balance, especially with antibiotic treatment. Microbiome analysis and functional medicine available at AIMA of Nashua can help identify and address the specific bacterial imbalance causing your […]

Not So Sweet

Common artificial sweeteners — saccharin, sucralose, and aspartame — can transform healthy gut bacteria into dangerous pathogenic bacteria with the ability to invade gut cells, potentially causing intestinal damage that promotes life threatening infections and chronic disease.
These super sweet artificial sweeteners aren’t so sweet after all. It’s time to think about down-regulating our taste for sweet.
Source: Aparna Shil et al, Artificial Sweeteners Negatively Regulate Pathogenic Characteristics of Two Model Gut Bacteria, E. coli and E. faecalis, International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021).

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CDC COVID-19 Guidelines 12/27/21

CDC COVID-19 Guidelines 12/27/21
Stay Calm and …

If one thing is constant during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is change. Read on for the latest CDC guidance if you are exposed to COVID-19 or test positive:
Isolation 
The isolation guidelines are for people who have tested positive (are infected).
These guidelines are the same for people who are unvaccinated, partly […]

Glucose vs. Fructose: Is One Better than the Other?

Is it a coincidence this was composed after enjoying a delectable gift of homemade baklava?
All things in moderation…
~Happy Holidays!

When sugar comes to mind, you probably think of table sugar, or sucrose. But this simple carbohydrate is made up of even smaller sugar molecules called glucose and fructose in an exact 50/50 split. Glucose and fructose […]

By |December 23rd, 2021|Diet, Health|

New Research Confirms Gut Health Plays a Role in Neurodegeneration

A research team at The Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, City University of New York has found high levels of three toxic metabolites produced by gut bacteria in the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma samples of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The research team included scientists from the CUNY ASRC, MS Center of Northeastern New York, […]

What COVID-19 Vaccine Effects to Expect: Based on Your Age, Gender, and Dose

Expect to see evidence of your immune system waking up, paying attention, and revealing itself in common and various ways — fatigue, body aches, fever and chills, for example. These things inform you that your system is actively alerting it’s defenses. Vaccines are designed to alert the immune system and often result in noticeable (and […]

Allergies or COVID-19?

Is it Allergies or COVID-19?
Differentiate the Symptoms.
If it looks like COVID-19, quarantine, get tested, and inform your PCP.
If it is allergies, call us now for your treatment plan to defeat them this year!

 

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The Exercise Pill

The snow is melting today, for sure! Time is of the essence. Time to jot down a quick bit of motivation, and then off to do some snowshoeing before the sun sets. My exercise pill of choice is anything in the outdoors with fresh air and the beauty of nature!

Exercise as Medicine: How exactly does […]