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How Mom’s Gut Microbes Can Influence the Health of the Offspring

How Mom’s Gut Microbes Can Influence the Health of the Offspring By Emeran Mayer, MD One of the puzzling aspects of our current epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases is the continued increase in allergic and autoimmune disorders. While many factors may play a role in this phenomenon, recent research strongly implicates changes in interactions between …

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Insects: The “New” Frontier

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Insects: The “New” Frontier By E. Dylan Mayer I distinctly remember a class I took in my undergraduate studies at Boulder where a guest speaker came in and introduced us to the idea of eating insects. She brought our class multiple insect dishes including cricket chocolate chip cookies and cricket popcorn. Just about everyone was …

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An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

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An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away By Emeran Mayer, MD There are numerous benefits we have derived from our microbial co-inhabitants on planet Earth over millions of years. It starts with the realization that we humans wouldn’t be here if microbes living in the planet’s oceans had not developed the sophisticated language that …

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Science Confirms That the Vagus Nerve Is Key to Well-Being

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Science Confirms That the Vagus Nerve Is Key to Well-Being By Markham Heid Take a deep breath. Hug a friend. Reach for the ceiling and stretch your limbs. Each of these simple acts bestows a sense of calm and comfort. And each works its soothing magic in part by activating a complicated system of nerves …

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Resilience

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Resilience By Jeffrey Lackner, PsyD The American Psychological Association defines resilience as the process and outcome of successfully adjusting to difficulties or challenging life experiences, especially through flexibility in thinking, feeling, and behaving. There are a number of factors that influence resilience. Some of these involve the way individuals interact with their environment. Others concern …

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