by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 3, 2019 | Nutrition
More than 100 trillion bacteria live in your colon. Some are healthful, while others can be harmful. Your healthful bacteria eat the same foods that you do and stay in your colon. They convert soluble fiber in all foods made from plants into short chain fatty acids...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 27, 2019 | Deaths of Famous People
This is the story of a world-famous scientist who noticed that the Bulgarian peasants in Eastern Europe lived to very old age, that they ate yogurt every day, and that yogurt is loaded with lactobacilli bacteria. He published his theories on aging in Nature of Man...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 24, 2019 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 30 percent of North Americans over the age of 85 suffer from dementia. A study presented at the International Stroke Conference 2019 shows that having harmful bacteria in your colon increases risk for dementia (Scientific Reports, Jan 30, 2019;9(1008)). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 30, 2018 | Other Diseases & Conditions
More than 1.3 million North Americans have had colorectal cancer, a disease associated with behaviors that encourage cancer-causing bacteria to thrive in your colon (Science, Feb 2, 2018:359(6375):592-597). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer cause of death...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 4, 2018 | Fitness
Many studies show that exercise helps to prevent heart attacks, and it may do so by changing the bacteria in your colon. A study from Finland shows that exercising for just six weeks, without any additional change in diet or lifestyle, can increase healthful...
