MICHELLE MADDUX, ND  Intestinal permeability (IP), colloquially referred to as “leaky gut,” is fundamentally a failure of the body’s inherent mechanisms to maintain separation between the [...]

MICHELLE MADDUX, ND  Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) typically struggle with hormone imbalances, insulin resistance, irregular menses, lipid imbalances, [...]

MICHELLE MADDUX, ND  The intricate interplay between our commensal bacteria and our immune system is complex and wide-reaching. Given that immune competence is at the forefront of our public [...]

NODE SMITH, ND Our gut microbiome — the ever-changing “rainforest” of bacteria living in our intestines — is primarily affected by our lifestyle, including what we eat or [...]

NODE SMITH, ND A new study published in Nature Communications demonstrates that a consortium of bacteria designed to complement missing or underrepresented functions in the imbalanced microbiome [...]

NODE SMITH, ND As the owner of a human body, you’re carrying trillions of microbes with you everywhere you go. These microscopic organisms aren’t just hitching a ride; many of them [...]

MICHAËL FRIEDMAN, ND  Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory, demyelinating, and neurodegenerative disorder of the central nervous system (CNS). It is estimated that MS affects [...]

NODE SMITH, ND Studies of the microbiome in the human gut focus mainly on bacteria. Other microbes that are also present in the gut — viruses, protists, archaea and fungi — have been [...]

NODE SMITH, ND Parasitic worms could hold the key to living longer and free of chronic disease, according to a review article published in the open-access eLife journal. The review looks at the [...]

NODE SMITH, ND Eating too much fat and sugar as a child can alter your microbiome for life, even if you later learn to eat healthier, a new study in mice suggests. The study by UC Riverside [...]