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Mind Body Connection: The Story behind mental health
Over the last 5 decades, we have been made to believe that brain is independent of digestive system. However, it has now been proven that the digestive system & brain are interconnected with each other. For sure, the mind-body connection is real. This has become all the more relevant when it comes to mental health.
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Colorectal Cancer: Does our gut micro-biome has a role to play?
We discussed in our earlier blog how imbalance in our gut microbiome & reduced butyrate production can build mass of cancerous cells. Today, we are going to discuss one of the most dreaded diseases that impacts our colon & rectum, impacting 1,50,000 people every year- Colorectal Cancer! Globally, over 1.3 million people are living with
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Firmicutes: Glucose & Fat Metabolizer
Our gut is home to 38 trillion microbes. Two major Phylum of bacteria- Firmicutes & Bacteroidetes constitute 90% of the total gut microbial community. Specifically, Firmicutes are the most important ones, since they play a major role in our metabolic & immune health. There are around 200 different types of bacteria of Phylum Firmicutes. Firmicutes
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Which house of bacteria does your gut microbes belong to?
History is evident that we believed that microbes & bacteria living in our body are the reason for our illness & disease. We have misunderstood them- we have done so at the cost of our own peril, the main reason why a large proportion of people are suffering from chronic diseases. Our body is a
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Can gut dysbiosis make you fat?
Since our childhood days, we have been told by our parents & grandparents- “ you are what you eat”. They were referring to the state of our gut health. The microbes living in our gut, 38 trillion of them, have a major role to play in our metabolic conditions & determine our susceptibility of gaining
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Fad diets vs diet that your microbes are hungry for
With fitness & wellness taking the center stage, we have been surrounded by fad diets- be it Ketosis, high protein or quantified nutrition. You see around everyone is jumping on this fad diet- weight loss link bandwagon. This addiction has become an obsession & everyone seems to follow the trend. Such trends are short lived
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Can Gut Dysbiosis lead to PCOS?
We have discussed broadly in our previous blog how gut dysbiosis has a central role to play in our hormonal imbalances specifically, Estrogen. During diabetes awareness week, we shared a lot of information about the root cause of diabetes & that one of the causes of diabetes is a low level of circulating estrogen. In
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Gut imbalance-Estrogen-Chronic Diseases Connection
As we all know by now, our body is a container for 38 trillion microorganisms living in our gut. These microbes metabolise 70% of the food we eat & play a very important role in regulating various hormones & neurotransmitters required for carrying out various biological processes inside our body. One of such important hormones
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Source code for strengthening immune system: Balanced gut microbiome
When we are facing issues of infectious diseases, the first talking point is our immune system. Our immune system helps our body to manage a number of tasks, the most important being fighting against opportunistic pathogens. The relevant part is timing- properly deploying the immune system to fight these bad folks at the time of sickness
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Why is Genefitletics the end of your health worries?
If nutritionists, health coaches, fitness companies, or diabetes management companies are recommending you food / fad diets, and/or medications without taking into account your unique gut microbiome to either help you with weight loss, diabetes or even digestive issues, take the advice with a pinch of salt. They are using a one size fits all
