The impending cure for diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, autism, and our everyday health and wellness?

Can gut bugs change the world? Join Warren Peters on a journey into understanding your microbiome and the new discoveries changing the way we understand diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, autism, and our everyday health and wellness

Researchers observed a 65% increase in the risk of B12 deficiency on patients who took PPI (proton pump inhibitors, acid suppressing medications) for more than 2 years. They also discovered that higher doses of PPI corresponded with higher risk of B12 deficiency

Consumer Reports, the consumer-advocacy organization, published the results of a recent investigation they carried out, in which they tested 45 fruit juices for their heavy metal levels.

Juice samples came from 24 national and private-label brands and included apple, grape and juice blends and the results showed that 21 products over 45 had “concerning” levels of cadmium, arsenic and lead. Some of these products (such as Welch and Trader Joe’s) contained levels of lead or arsenic that exceeded the standard for bottled water set by the FDA.

A 2012 study conducted by the University of Missouri found a possible non-toxic treatment for breast cancer which works even on deadly, fast growing tumors, inhibiting cell proliferation and reducing expression of a gene associated with cancer malignancy.

This treatment is based on Apigenin, a naturally occurring flavonoid found in celery, parsley and many other vegetables and herbs.

The study analysed samples from 19 U.S. drinking water treatment plants serving more than 28 million people and found this sweetener in 15 out of 19 water treatment plants, in 13 out of 17 plants and in 8 out of 12 water distribution systems. The average amount of sucralose in source water and finished water was respectively 440 ng/L and 350 ng/L.

The three main components of breast milk are fat, lactose and human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). While the first two provide calories and nourish the baby’s developing brain and body, the HMOs are not digestible by humans but perform the task of feeding the baby’s developing community of gut microbes. In fact, human milk is the result of thousands of years of human evolution and this timespan has allowed its optimization for both the health of the child and their developing microbial community.