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Fire Up The Fiber! Get That Apple-A-Day! Because You’re Actually Eating For Two. -Trillion

Filed Under: Disease, Nutrition

Fire Up The Fiber! Get That Apple-A-Day! Because You’re Actually Eating For Two. -Trillion
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There Are Bigger Problems Than Just Big Carbs:
So for at least awhile now, a few decades after the 80’s low-fat high-pasta big-hair crazy-times, people have been warned about both the burgers, fries & snacks-style western diet, and also getting too many sweets & “fast” carbs.

Well, now we can add another demerit to the western diet: Health problems that come from probiotic deficiencies.

Because the fiber in your food isn’t just there to keep you functioning, there’s a lot more to it. Read on…

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The Case Against Gyms – At Least 10 Reasons To Reconsider Joining One

Filed Under: Exercise, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

The Case Against Gyms – At Least 10 Reasons To Reconsider Joining One
cat on barbell weight lifting


And now, another installment in our gym-tirade comes in the form of an insider-perspective.

From all the crazy people you might see in The Buff Dudes’ “Gym Wildlife” video, to some of the membership chicanery in Cracked’s sadly-accurate ad, and on to other topics like:

1) The sheer amount of dirt, germs & athlete’s-foot present; whether your gym cleans the equipment; or not….

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Gentlemen, Start Your Kombuchas! -Antibiotics Cause Bigger Changes Than Previously-Thought

Filed Under: Better Living Through Chemistry, Sex, Meds, Rock n Roll

Gentlemen, Start Your Kombuchas! -Antibiotics Cause Bigger Changes Than Previously-Thought
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Too Much Of A Good/Bad Thing:
We’ve all been told we need antibiotics from time-to-time. But sometimes, that advice gets taken a bit too far into overuse.

So much so that not only do we now have antibiotic-resistant superbugs, but many strains of old annoyances are on the verge of turning antibiotic-resistant, too.

Well now we can chalk up another issue to watch out for: Long-Term Collateral-Damage…

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Lively Up -Yo- Self! PsychoBiotics Suggests Possible Anxiety, Depression, Other Mental Health Fixes. -From Yogurt

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Lively Up -Yo- Self! PsychoBiotics Suggests Possible Anxiety, Depression, Other Mental Health Fixes. -From Yogurt
daisy the cat eats some iogo yogurt


So we’ve told you about the Human Micro-Biome here before.

That collection of microbes on & in us doesn’t just sit there, it affects us.

And so far it looks connected to at-least stress, heart-disease, and obesity.

Well Scientists have done a few more experiments and it turns out, just like the crazy-cat-lady-disease, the microbiome can also affect…

-your MIND!

How?…

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Drug-Resistant-Superbug Antibiotic Invented With Help Of Sweet Hack

Filed Under: Bio-Tech, Disease

Drug-Resistant-Superbug Antibiotic Invented With Help Of Sweet Hack
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Using historical procedures coupled with some clever architecture tricks, two Northeastern U. scientists have created at least the beginnings of 1 new antibiotic, 25 other candidates, and maybe even a whole new Class of them.

(funny how strangely-similar their process was to what those Hygeine Hypothesis guys advised)…

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And For That Special Someone: Alicia Watkins’ Cross-Stitched Microbes

Filed Under: Disease, Other

And For That Special Someone: Alicia Watkins’ Cross-Stitched Microbes
etsy alicia watkins 8x10 cross-stitch of 12 microbes


For the discerning, yet old-school health nerd, Alicia Watkins has come up with some fantastic gifts for the cross-stitch boosting, microbe aficionado on your gift list.

The 8×10″, 12 microbe sampler above is just one of many gifts by the multi-medium nerd-crafter in her cross-stitch gallery.

Other choices besides the 12 include: Rabies,…

Links:
Etsy-The 12 Microbe Sampler

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En-Garde, ACTIVIA! Engineered Probiotics Can Now Do More Than Just Keep You Regular

Filed Under: Bio-Tech, Weight Loss / Fat Loss

En-Garde, ACTIVIA! Engineered Probiotics Can Now Do More Than Just Keep You Regular
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So we’ve all seen Arnold Schwarzenegger’s favorite insecure narcissist (no not the cleaning-woman), Jamie-Lee Curtis hinting at the tectonic detonations that must be occurring in her GI-tract on a daily basis.

Well Thank God, a few crafty researchers at Vanderbilt have addressed a far more serious problem than scorched neighbor-hedges as the result of morning yoga downward-dog in Malibu.

The Sean Davies team has come up with a very-possible One-Pill-Cure to: … Obesity!

As you might imagine…

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Grab Yourself Some IV-Listerine, Because Biofilms Now Found All Up In Yo Arteries. -Possibly Linking Heart Attacks To Major Stress

Filed Under: Disease, Nutrition, Thinking Out Loud

Grab Yourself Some IV-Listerine, Because Biofilms Now Found All Up In Yo Arteries. -Possibly Linking Heart Attacks To Major Stress
two grizzly bears about to fight one standing one growling in front


In the spirit of The MicroBiome that makes no man an island, science has found another connection to personal bacteria, and this time it’s linked to cardio-health.

(+strangely, this might even be the way that someone could literally be scared-to-death.)

SO: Part of the massive microbe colony in each of us is made of bacteria that take fat…

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