Gut bacteria

Gut flora, or gut microbiota, or gastrointestinal microbiota, is the complex community of microorganisms that live in the digestive tracts of humans and other animals, including insects.

Here's how you can make kombucha (probiotic black tea) at home

Try this healthy recipe of kombucha today!
Broccoli + gut bacteria can keep bowel cancer away

The probiotics-veggie combination also reduced tumour numbers by 75 per cent in mice with colorectal cancer.
Exercise, not just diet, can control the bacteria in your stomach

Exercise can alter your gut bacteria, which are good for your health.
The composition of gut bacteria linked to multiple sclerosis

It may contribute to the onset and further progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) disease.
5 things that put you at risk of prediabetes

We bet that you didn't know that these things were making you a prediabetic
5 things that put you at risk of prediabetes

We bet that you didn't know that these things were making you a prediabetic
Gut bacteria linked to stroke, dementia

It causes inflammatory responses that are linked to age-related conditions such as stroke, dementia and cardiovascular disease.
Gut microbiome linked to PTSD, says study

Intestinal bacteria could hold clues to whether or not an individual will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) .
Intestinal bacteria could determine whether or not one will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

PTSD is a serious psychiatric disorder that can develop after a person experiences a life-threatening trauma.
Gut bacteria may play a key role in losing weight

Gut bacteria could affect your ability to lose or gain weight.
Gut bacteria can help you lose weight, reveals study

Now we can explain why a high fibre diet does not always lead to weight loss.
Gut bacteria can hack into body clock to make you fat

"It could also help to explain why people who work the night shift or travel abroad frequently"
5 foods that can heal your stomach

Eat your way to good gut health.
Did you know gut bacteria could affect your weight and health?

Too much gut bacteria in the intestines turns the fibre into fatty acids which get deposited as fats in the liver.
5 things you must do to improve your gut health

The bacteria living in your gut can affect your health, mood and waistline. Here's how to make yours better.
Parkinson's could be due to gut bacteria

Parkinson's disease -- a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors -- affects up to 10 million people worldwide.
Nitrogen a key driver to promote gut health

The number of nitrogen microbes in your gut plays an important role in determining the type of diet strategy that you need.
Gut bacteria secretion might help prevent or treat kidney stones

Factors secreted by gut bacteria might help prevent or treat kidney stones.
Obese kids have different gut flora than lean kids, says study

Obese and lean children have different microorganisms living in their digestive tract.
Scientists design gut bacteria that may prevent weight gain

A new therapy that involves engineered gut bacteria may one day help reduce the health problems associated with obesity, suggests new research.