Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome – a gut doctor explains how to minimize spooking your helpful bacteria
While most Halloween candies contain lots of sugar, some are better for your gut microbiome than others.
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While most Halloween candies contain lots of sugar, some are better for your gut microbiome than others.
Nurturing your gut microbiome can go hand in hand with nurturing your social community, with health benefits all around.
Your gut microbes have a lot to say about how many calories you consume and how effectively your body metabolizes them.
Athletes have different gut microbiomes compared with the general population. Some of these microbes are thought to improve endurance and recovery by optimizing the cell’s powerhouses.
Your upper intestine is host to a distinct population of microbes that play a role in digestion, metabolism and immunity.
Weight loss and diabetes drugs target regulatory pathways involved in metabolism that the microbes in your gut and certain molecules from food already play a key role in regulating.