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Focus on Leaky Gut
Immune Health Digestive Health

Focus on Leaky Gut

From ancient Ayurvedic practices to the teachings of Hippocrates, the foundational belief in medicine has always posited that the gut is central to health and disease. It is only in recent times that Western medicine has recognised gut-barrier dysfunction as a pathological phenomenon that is pivotal not just for digestive health but also for chronic allergic, inflammatory, and autoimmune diseases. Understanding the Gut Barrier's Role in Health and Disease The gut barrier, comprising the human body’s...
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Preventing Autoimmune Diseases: New Findings on Vitamin D, Omega-3 Supplements
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Preventing Autoimmune Diseases: New Findings on Vitamin D, Omega-3 Supplements

In a recent comprehensive analysis, researchers have revisited the outcomes of the VITAL trial, a randomised study initially focused on the effects of vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acid (n-3 FA) supplementation on incident cancer and cardiovascular disease. This investigation, spearheaded by Karen H. Costenbader, MD, MPH, from Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and her team, delved into the extended impacts of these supplements on autoimmune disease risk. The VITAL trial had included...
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Leveraging diet to engineer the gut microbiome to manage inflammation
Immune Health Digestive Health Probiotics

Leveraging diet to engineer the gut microbiome to manage inflammation

The gut microbiome, i.e., the community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the human gut, has been implicated both directly and indirectly (mediating the effects of diet) on human health.  Differences in gut microbiome composition and function have been associated with a variety of chronic diseases ranging from gastrointestinal inflammatory and metabolic conditions to neurological, autoimmunity, cardiovascular, and respiratory illnesses[1]. Headline Takeaways Gut microbiome composition...
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