Tag: microbiota

Resistant Starches –  What They Are and Their Health Benefits

Resistant Starches – What They Are and Their Health Benefits

When you ask people whether or not they know soluble fiber and insoluble fiber, many may give this answers, ‘The former dissolves in water while the latter doesn’t.’ But when you ask them whether they have ever heard about resistant… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care
Impact of Antibiotics on The Gut Microbiota and Its Detrimental Effects on Health

Impact of Antibiotics on The Gut Microbiota and Its Detrimental Effects on Health

The development of antibiotics for treating bacterial infections has indeed lengthened human lifespan. However, excessive and inappropriate use of these useful drugs may cause serious long-term consequences, which not only affect our individual health but may even cause permanent changes… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Food, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Medicine, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Personal Care, Science
Horseradish, medicinal use of a raw salad snack

Horseradish, medicinal use of a raw salad snack

Some diuretic medicines use horseradish powder as active agent. This spicy root is a well known medicine since ancient times. You don´t use much of this vegetable. It is a perfect condiment in many meals. It deserves a place between… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Medicine, Nutritional Medicine
The gut-brain axis, the microbiome, and chronic disease development

The gut-brain axis, the microbiome, and chronic disease development

What I’d like to focus on with this article is a major network of disease causation and progression involving the gut-brain axis, the gastrointestinal microbiome, and inflammatory cascades. The enteric (meaning of the gut) nervous system’s connection to the central… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Holistic Medicine, Nutritional Medicine