The gut–metabolic, gut–brain, and gut–immune axes. Fiber, fermented foods, probiotics by strain-level evidence, and when testing is signal versus noise.
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Dietary fiber does far more than keep you regular. It feeds the microbial communities that govern inflammation, immunity, and metabolic health — and most people eat less than half the recommended amount.
Read article →Fermented foods are having a cultural moment — but the science behind them is more nuanced, and more interesting, than the marketing suggests. A landmark 2021 Stanford trial reframed the conversation.
Read article →The idea that your gut influences your mood — and vice versa — has moved from fringe hypothesis to mainstream neuroscience. But the pathway from 'microbes produce neurotransmitters' to 'eat yogurt, cure depression' skips several enormous gaps in the evidence.
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