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How Prebiotics are beneficial for your health?
Although prebiotics may be a new word for a lot of us, we consume prebiotics our whole life. Infact, we do have some during lunch as well. It has been from the beginning. However since the time we have learnt that the invisible army inside our body thrives on Prebiotics, we have realised its true
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Impact of fermented foods on Gut
With focus shifting towards maintaining a holistic health, recent research in the field of human biology has found out that fermented food impacts our gut microbiota & its composition. Let us deep dive how these dietary microbes can impact our overall health. The consumption of Yoghurt & other fermented foods such as Yoghurt, kimchi &
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All about Psychobiotics
Gut health is the cornerstone of overall holistic health. With advanced search on gut microbiome being conducted globally, we are now able to realise the importance of maintaining a healthy regime & keeping chronic diseases at bay. We are now more keen to learn about beneficial bacteria & how we can feed them to make
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Caffeine & Gut Microbiome: A healthy link?
Many of us rely on a cup of coffee to start the day & keep us energetic. Specifically the US is a nation of coffee drinkers with 60% of the population drinking at least 1 cup a day. Although coffee has been considered as a substance with much less nutritional value, there are evidences that
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Protein Consumption & Gut Microbiome
We generally assume or are told that consuming carbohydrates & fats can lead to weight gain & protein is a safe bet when it comes to weight loss. Besides, those aspiring to build lean muscles are also advised to increase the protein 2 to 5 times more than dietary recommendations. So does having excess protein
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All about resistant starch
Resistant starch feeds foreign inhabitants in our body- gut microorganisms. It is a type of starch which is not metabolised in the small intestine & directly reaches Large intestine. As such it resists digestion. In the large intestine, it functions like soluble fermentable fibre & feeds our intestinal gut bacteria. As shared earlier, our body
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Gut-brain connection
Not everything is in your head. Meditation is not the only solution to mental health conditions. Mental health has a lot to do with our gut-microbiome. There are a lot of scientific papers that have been written on this undeniable connection. Although there are healing solutions such as positive thinking, therapy & counselling for mental
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Does gut influence your sleep patterns?
There are a lot of reasons we do not get enough sleep: Stress, depression, anxiety or binge watching your favorite movie. These are obvious reasons for deficient sleep. Have you ever thought there can be other reasons as well- may be there is something going on in your body which is disturbing our sleep! It
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Gut Microbiome- This is where it all started
All chronic/lifestyle diseases be it diabetes, thyroid, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Anxiety, Depression & autoimmune diseases are the result of chronic inflammation. So the question arises how this chronic inflammation arises? This dreaded inflammation occurs because our second brain- gut microbiome is out of balance. When the gut microbiome is out of balance, our immune system
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How to reset your Circadian Rhythm?
Humans have clock genes that make our body tick like a well oiled machine. Circadian Rhythm is our body’s biological clock that directly impacts our metabolism, digestion & sleep. It is instructed by clock genes that trigger essential metabolic activities such as storing energy, transporting oxygen, releasing hormones & neurotransmitters. Briefly, this biological clock dictates
