Garlic, onions, and chicory root among a few others: how often have we hoped for other options in the prebiotic toolbox for clients and consumers ? Behold, our global experts are thinking outside the box: “We anticipate that future prebiotic products will expand current applications, include products administered to many body sites and be developed as […]
Clinical Corner
Alcohol: One More for the ‘Gut-Brain’ Road
Alcohol is a favored emollient in many cultures. Unfortunately, excessive intake is tolerated and even encouraged in venues including college campuses and wedding celebrations. So it is no surprise that dependence, disability and death (nearly 6% of all deaths worldwide) are epidemic. Prevention is absolutely the best approach but treatment is vital to reverse the addiction. While […]
Alcohol: One More for the 'Gut-Brain' Road
Alcohol is a favored emollient in many cultures. Unfortunately, excessive intake is tolerated and even encouraged in venues including college campuses and wedding celebrations. So it is no surprise that dependence, disability and death (nearly 6% of all deaths worldwide) are epidemic. Prevention is absolutely the best approach but treatment is vital to reverse the addiction. While […]
Short-Chain Fatty Acids: Colonic Infusion Could Fight Obesity
Imagine a trash collector paying you for the privilege of hauling away the junk. Not happening. But that’s what our gut microbes do: they digest the stuff we can’t—fiber—and then create short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) which are absolute manna for our metabolic health. Note: Counterintuitively, SCFAs are handled differently than fatty acids with long carbon chains, thus […]
Melatonin Unlocks a Microbial Key in Obesity
A natural hormone in the body, melatonin has long been supplemented by frequent flyers to ease circadian rhythms into new time zones. A newer and potentially more valuable finding is its role in weight gain and metabolism. Indeed, melatonin reduces body weight, liver steatosis, and low-grade inflammation and improves insulin resistance in high fat diet (HFD)-fed […]
Psychobiotics: No Longer Your Brain’s Imaginary Friend
By Dr. Matthew A. Roberts, Ph.D., MBA, Chief Scientific Officer – KGK Science USA Research suggests that the microbiota may affect the way we feel, think, react, and remember although to date much of this has focused on animal models. The tide is shifting, with the consensus in the scientific community being that new research needs […]