The probiotic market is flooded with useless – and in many instances harmful – products. Instead of turning to that marketplace for microbial solutions in the form of new materials to add to your microbiome, you may be better off exploring the vast pool of microbial life in which we humans bathe. Like you, the […]
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Does the Key to a Robust Microbiota & Immune System Lie in Our Evolutionary Past? 10 Questions with Dr. Graham Rook
It’s difficult to overestimate the role that microbes and immune processes play in shaping the human physiology. Over the past couple of decades, it has become increasingly clear that the microbiome is at the center of human health and well-being, in the sense that our health status is largely determined by the composition and workings […]
Do Hunter-Gatherers Get Cancer?
A lot of people, including some health professionals and scientists, seem to operate under the belief that cancer is an (almost) inevitable part of the human life cycle. This isn’t surprising, seeing as cancer is today a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in many parts of the world. In industrialized nations in particular it’s […]