by Becky | Feb 24, 2022 | 2021, Brain Health, Digestive Health, Nuts and Seeds
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the study show that after six months of daily peanut consumption participant’s polyphenol and short-chain fatty acid levels significantly increased, resulting in lower anxiety, depression, and cortisol scores, while also resulting in improvement in immediate memory. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 16, 2019 | 2019, Brain Health, Digestive Health, Parkinson's
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Excessive antibiotic exposure is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. (more…)
by Becky | Nov 26, 2019 | 2019, Digestive Health, Vitamin D - General
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Narrow Band Ultraviolet B (NB-UVB) light increases serum vitamin D levels and modulated the human intestinal microbiome in participants with insufficient vitamin D levels who were not supplementing with Vitamin D.
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by Becky | Sep 30, 2019 | 2019, Infant and Children's Health, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study investigates the effect of delivery mode (cesarean or vaginal) on the composition of gut microbiota throughout the neonatal period, and into infancy.
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by Becky | Aug 16, 2018 | 2016, Environmental Health, Pesticides and Solvents
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study demonstrates how the organophosphate Chloropyrifos altered the intestinal microbiota of healthy adults by transiently altering their composition, diversity, and fermentation activity. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 8, 2018 | 2017, Digestive Health, Fitness and Exercise, Obesity
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Exercise significantly altered the composition of gut microbiota in lean participants, and in particular, increased the butyrate-producing microbiota, the levels of which were not sustainable once exercising ceased. (more…)