“The food you eat is making you sick and the agencies that are providing you
with guidelines on what to eat are giving dangerous advice with devastating
health consequences. You can change that today.”
with guidelines on what to eat are giving dangerous advice with devastating
health consequences. You can change that today.”
-Dr. Davis
If Daily L. Reuteri Is Good, Is Every‑Other‑Day L. Reuteri Even Better?
Microbiome
Sounds like a stupid question, doesn’t it? If something is good, surely more of it is better. If you like chocolate ice cream, what’s bett
Love and Hate
Microbiome
Microbes play a huge role in molding human behavior and relationships. The microbial population you harbor in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract can inf
Champion probiotic: Lactobacillus plantarum
Microbiome
From Smetanková et al 2012 Lactobacillus plantarum, L. plantarum, is an endlessly fascinating microbe with an impressive range of potential benefits
Can your microbiome make you fat?
Microbiome
Yes, absolutely: a disrupted gastrointestinal (GI) microbe can indeed be a major factor causing weight gain. Managing a disrupted GI microbiome can th
Fake Kefir
Microbiome
I’ve previously posted my thoughts on this issue of commercial kefirs that should not be labeled “kefir,” as they lack several cruci
Liver: Front line in the Battle of the Microbiome
Microbiome
It’s not often discussed, but the portal vein is the large blood vessel that carries venous blood from the entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract (s
Straightjackets, electroshock therapy, antidepressants: Fossils of the past?
Diet and Lifestyle, Microbiome
It is my belief—and my experience—that so much human behavior is determined by the composition of microbes in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The
Microbe Mania: Lactobacillus rhamnosus
Microbiome
If you have been following my program for rebuilding your microbiome, you have come to recognize that one of our primary goals is to restore important
Kefiran: Anti-microbial fiber?
Diet and Lifestyle, Microbiome
What’s the principal role of fiber in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract? Lets put aside the outdated and overly-simplistic idea that fibers, such
The unexpected ways that a disrupted GI microbiome can ruin your health
Microbiome
As the science detailing the health effects of the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome continue to unfold, it is becoming clear that almost no aspect of
A microbiome "signature" for colon cancer risk?
Microbiome
As we learn more about the microbiome, specifically the gastrointestinal (GI) and oral microbiomes, a potential microbial “signature” for
The Proteobacteria Paradox
Microbiome
Proteobacteria are a group (phylum, actually) of dangerous, potentially pathogenic microbes. Escherichia coli, E. coli, is a member of this category,