The educational content in this article, developed in collaboration with Danone Research & Innovation, was independently developed and approved by the GMFH publishing team and editorial board. Recent estimates indicate that the world population aged 65 and over will more than double over the next thirty years, to 1.5 billion people. There is increasing evidence […]
The gut microbiota plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, driving growing interest in therapies that target gut microbes as adjunctive or primary treatment. Among these, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has attracted attention due to its remarkable success Clostridioides difficile infection1 and promising […]
Assistant Health Editor Assistant Health Editor Ava Durgin is an assistant health editor at mindbodygreen. She recently graduated from Duke University, where she received a BA in Global Health and Psychology. In her previous work, Ava was the Patient Education Lead for Duke Hospital affiliated programs, focusing on combating food insecurity and childhood obesity. Image […]
People who eat diets that are rich in fruit, vegetables, full grains and healthy fats are more likely to experience healthy parent Recent studies have shown that higher therapy compliance with eight specific dietary patterns is associated with a greater chance of healthy aging. The strongest link was observed for the “alternative healthy eating index” […]
Every surface of our body, from the lungs to the bladder, has a unique composition of microorganisms. The enormous microbial diversity is mainly found in the digestive tract, which is crucial for good intestinal health, but also disorders that may not seem to be with your intestines, including cardiovascular health, skin problems and neurological diseases, […]