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Battling bacteria w/ more bacteria. Sounds odd, but works like a charm. Those who haven't made the mistake not to "like" the SuppVersity on Facebook may already have seen it in the news: SIBO, i.e. the overgrowth of bacteria in the small intestine, may be linked to heart disease. The link, according to a study by Ponziani, et al. (2017), who found a significantly elevated arterial stiffness in SIBO patients, could be a combination of inflammation and a lack of vitamin K. More common and obvious complaints of SIBO patients include gastrointestinal discomforts and malabsorption. Eventually, the on-going bacterial overgrowth can yet also have systemic inflammatory effects and the translocation of bacteria into the gut stream displays a persistent risk factor for sepsis (Quigley 2006). Learn more about probiotics and the microbiome a the SuppVersity '16 microbiome research update BCAAs mess w/ 'ur microbiome Glutamine your gut + fat loss 'N...

Honestly, for me it's not the improved glucose management, but rather the proof that you must not use antibacterial mouthwash that's the takeaway, here. What? Yes, the use of mouthwash can ruin all beneficial effects of nitrate containing foods - those on your blood pressure, those on your pump and - as a recent study from the  Colorado State University  indicates - even the beneficial effects the co-ingestion of beetroot juice with carbohydrates will have on obese individuals' glucose tolerance. Oh, you're not obese? Well, in that case, the effect is not going to reach statistical significance, but since it's not going to be zero and you can learn something about the incompatibility of your nitrate-based pre-workout performance enhancing   pump supplement and antibacterial mouthwash, it's still worth reading the rest of today's SuppVersity  article. You can learn more about beetroot juice at the SuppVersity Ask Dr. Andro: Is Creatine Nitra...

Probiotics under urgently needed scrutiny - This is the first study to test for antibiotic resistances and to highlight the discrepan- cy between label claims and the actual number of live bacteria in supplements. There have been plenty of good news about probiotic supplements in the news (including the SuppVersity   News ), lately. One thing that is often forgotten, though, is that the effect of the supplements depends on (a) the exact type of bacteria that are in the pills, (b) the ratio of the different strains and (c) the number of bacteria that are still alive. Unfortunately, this important truth is rarely mentioned in the edutainment articles on probiotics in the laypress and sales pitches you will find all over the Internet. Another thing, even you may not have thought about yet is however the potential occurrence of antibiotic resistances among the bazillions of bacteria in your allegedly healthy probiotic supplements. You can learn more about the gut & your ...

Instead of making excuses for posting yet another "short news" collection instead of the next installment of the Athlete's Triad series, I will honestly tell you that I simply wasn't in the mood. Moreover, I have the feeling that I have already outlined what is going to work, i.e. train less, eat more and don't get all psyched up about being lean and looking good. Live your life! Against that background my gut tells me that any further details would just get you off track and back into the viscous cycle of overtraining, overdieting and overthinking why things don't work out for you by evoking the impression that as long as you take supplement X you could get away with doing a little bit 'less less' and eat a little bit 'less more'. This would be about as counter-productive as the eternal quest for the ultimate body fat blocker or fat burner of which today's Get lean and Stay Lean Quickie does actually feature three. While the tempora...

Image 1: You better feed them right, or your gut bacteria could will disbehave just like the Alien in Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) in Alien 3 ( 20th Century Fox ). Eating right for your type, probably is not what it takes to have dietary success. Scientists from the US and Brazil have now found that eating according to the likes an dislikes of your bacterial subtenants seems to could eventually have a much greater potential ( Wu. 2011 ) in keeping you healthy and, as the results of the joint research efforts of Canadian and Irish scientists shows, psychologically sane ( Bravo. 2011 ). Scientists estimate that the genome of the sum of our gut microbia is about 100x more complex than our own gene-sequence and the type and ratio of the 300-1000 different species within your intestinal tract have a major impact not only on how you digest your food, but also on how you look, feel and perform. It is therefore particularly interesting that Gary D. Wu and his colleagues established (...