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Can the gut microbiome impact cancer treatment response?
Numerous scientific papers, research, empirical evidence & used cases have testified the role of our gut microbiome in improving our overall health. Our gut have critical functions to play including digesting food, regulating essential hormones, boosting metabolism, modulating satiety level, providing nutrients- vitamins, minerals & beneficial short chain fatty acids, detoxifying enzymes, neutralizing pathogens &…
What should you do while waiting for your gut microbiome evaluation test results?
When it comes to improving your health be it weight loss, or overcoming symptoms such as bloating, constipation, brain fog, headache or fatigue, signing for something new can sometimes be very overwhelming. However waiting for the outcome after having signed up for the services such as those provided by Genefitletics- can create a bit of…
Sugar & Gut: The mad rush & flow of this slow poison inside your body
The best fun during holiday & festive season is to get together & have your favorite meal with your friends, colleagues & family members. This festive season is also called the bulking season as we end up putting on a lot of pounds. We end up having a lot of sugar-filled festive season since when…
Food-Mood Intervention: Impact on your mental health
It is no brainer that what we eat has considerable impact on our mood & behavior. Remember last time when you were stressed & depressed, you reached out to grab your favorite chocolate/dessert. The food we eat directly influences the chemical messenger in our brain that controls our mood. However, what we forget is that…
Gut-Skin Connection
We never realize that we are covered by microbes on & inside our body from head to toe: mouth, gut, lungs, biliary tract & our skin. One of the most important microbial ecosystem, obviously after gut microbiome, is skin microbiome that keeps our skin healthy & acts as first defense against external environment, pathogens &…
Metabolism-Gut Connection
If you are gaining weight inspite of having that so-called perfect diet or facing bloating- you blame our metabolism! Your nutritionist or trainer will tell you that your metabolism is slow. Some people seem to struggle to improve their metabolism all their lives. You may be surprised to know it is not you but your…
Indigestion: Role of Gut Microbiome
Globally 67% of the population suffer from digestive issues varying from minor symptoms to serious disorders such as Irritable bowel syndrome. For some people, indigestion may be caused by bloating while for others it may be heartburn & constipation. In fact erratic sleep schedules & late night snacking lowers your food motility & can be…
Depression-gut microbiome connection
Some 600 years ago, the earliest tiny multicellular organisms were found in Ocean. These tiny organisms were nothing more than floating digestive tubes with nerves wrapped around them. The function of the enteric nervous system (our first brain) was to facilitate proper functioning of the gut, thereby moving food from one end- the mouth, extracting…
Type of nutrition & chronic disease management companies that are not honest with you
When it comes to science based personalised companies, there are a number of companies & brands floating in the market claiming to offer nutrition & disease management solutions based on your body type, some A/B testing type questionnaires, investigating your blood samples( mostly HB1ac) &/ or your DNA that can improve your health. The fact…
Is the health of our gut microbiome & ageing connected?
We have been living in a world where the average life span has increased considerably given the fact that our healthcare system is well equipped to overcome episodic & infectious diseases. However, the same cannot be applied to our health span. Our health span has deteriorated over last 5 decades thanks to man made disastrous…
