Despite the promise and potential of probiotics and prebiotics for improving human health, there is also way too much hype. From “cures” for diseases, to anti-aging, to weight loss, to improved virility, these products are promoted for just about anything and everything. For lay consumers, it is hardly possible to …
For real
During the next lecture, I will describe another way to correct a dysbiotic gut microbiome. It’s a rather unconventional medical practice now being used to treat antibiotic-resistant Clostridioides difficile infections. This organism, called “C. diff” in the popular press, causes a truly miserable disease. Patients who have this organism in their …
The $180 gut microbiome
We will start a new unit this week – on probiotics and prebiotics. But the larger context is really about gut health, and the microbes that reside in your intestinal tract. We’ll be considering questions like how they get there, their role in various diseases, and how to shift the …