A new study came out which looked at the impact of fermented foods on the mortality of those with COVID: For every _gram_ a day the risk of COVID death dropped 35.4%. This sort of things makes me extremely happy! https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200708/Study-links-fermented-vegetable-consumption-to-low-COVID-19-mortality.aspx?fbclid=IwAR0abu_prt51NiiEGx8A7_bkU2J8iGSPv7o5qdp1yz_yulfBYgQSJzktvIU Stay healthy, keep fermenting! <3
Category: science
2017’s Grain Detective
As befit for the time of year, here comes one of my intentions for 2017 🎉, namely to find out once and for all which grains I ‘tolerate’ and which ones I don’t. Why? I _love_ eating all sorts of different shades of darker breads. There are the supposed and documented health benefits, but unfortunately…Continue reading 2017’s Grain Detective
Geobacter’s conductive nanowires
Geobacter is one of the genera in the phylum of Proteobacteria and the family of Geobacteracea. Geobacter species are found in soils and aquatic sediment and have thus no requirement for air in order to survive. In other words, they are anaerobic. What is interesting about some of the species in this family (such as…Continue reading Geobacter’s conductive nanowires
Impact of chronic fatigue syndrome on gut microbiome diversity
Another study came out in which another syndrome is linked with a lower diversity of the gut microbiome. This time the syndrome is chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). CFS is a condition in which the individual experiences fatigue which cannot be alleviated by bed rest; even more, mental or physical activity will make it worse. Affected…Continue reading Impact of chronic fatigue syndrome on gut microbiome diversity
Start the mud fight !
Finally, someone who’s confirming the health benefits of outdoor play for children: Let the children play .. .. 🗻 Outside! 🌲 In Nature 🌲! in the dirt 🐷 ! Let them.. ..besmirch each other! Let them.. ..role in it! Let them.. .. eat it! Why, because in this way micro organisms get ingested, which help…Continue reading Start the mud fight !
Zika does not like Wolbachia spp
Exciting news on the Zika virus front! Researchers have now found that mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia pipientis are at a reduced risk to become infected with Zika virus. The prevalence of Zika virus infection was significantly reduced in mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia bacteria. Determination of Zika virus infection in mosquitoes was accomplished by quantifying virus…Continue reading Zika does not like Wolbachia spp
Probiotics and Post-traumatic stress disorder
I hate wars, I cannot understand people that volunteer to go fight in (someone else’s) wars and I cannot possibly fathom research that is being sponsored to help people who get PTSD because they volunteered to go to war and come back totally traumatized (what did they expect?). But.. There are lots of people who…Continue reading Probiotics and Post-traumatic stress disorder
The ‘autistic’ gut has less diversity in microorganisms
The Gut-Brain Axis is IN, big time.. A lot of recent research focuses on how the gut microbial flora changes during disease states and another team has now shown that individuals with autism have less diversity in terms of the microbes (bacteria of the genera Prevotella, Coprococcus, and unclassified Veillonellaceae involved in carbohydrate-degradation and/or fermentation)…Continue reading The ‘autistic’ gut has less diversity in microorganisms
Why green veggies are good for your gut – get ‘sulfoquinovosed’
Sulfoquinovose (SQ), it’s quite a mouthful 🙂 SQ is a abundant sugar produced by photosynthetic organisms, such as leafy green vegetables, as a source of carbon and sulfur. It is the only sugar that contains sulfur, required to build proteins that sustain bacteria. Researchers have now found out that good gut bacteria, such as E.…Continue reading Why green veggies are good for your gut – get ‘sulfoquinovosed’
Bacterial virulence factors as target for anti-infectives
Targeting virulence factors, produced by bacteria to evade the immune system, is another approach to find new anti-infectives medications. In this light, Shapiro and Wencewicz investigated the virulence factor acinetobactin and its precursor produced by Acinetobacter Baumanii. The precursor of acinetobactin, creatively called pre- acinetobactin, seems to be most stable in acidic environments, such as wounds.…Continue reading Bacterial virulence factors as target for anti-infectives