I truly wish I could come through with hard data, but this is ongoing research around the world, at an almost “gold rush” pace, and not just for obesity, but for autoimmune problems, protection against antibiotic resistant bacteria, and the list goes on and on.
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine identified 26 species of bacteria in the human gut microbiota that appear to be linked to obesity and related metabolic complications. These include insulin resistance, high blood sugar levels, increased blood pressure and high cholesterol, known collectively as “the metabolic syndrome,” which significantly increases an individual’s risk of developing diabetes, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
If you can punch through this data, you are welcome to try:
As far as probiotics go, the best bet would probably be to start consuming “Kefir”, which is now sold in grocery stores and tastes like flavored or unflavored yoghurt smoothies. Popular brands have 10 or 12 probiotic strains.
However, it takes about a month of consistent consumption of probiotics to even start to modify the flora.
Thanks. I’m aware that this is fairly new, was hoping you had an inside track on information or products developed from it.
I think that there are some chemical agents (flouride in the water,pesticides, etc) that have wrecked havoc with the thyroid and other hormones of a large percentage of the population in the lsat 40 years.
The thing is, I believe that there are probably some people who have some kind of genetic issue that makes them more vulnerable to having their thyroid knocked out of whack by these modern chemicals . For others, the environmental toxins dont cause the same damage.
My mom has thyroid issues, but never gained weight. Out of 5 kids in my family, now 4 of us have thyroid issues and must take thryoid medication. My brothers both struggle with weight a lot, and my sister and I do some, not extreme, but definitely some. We were quite slim when young and dont eat much different, definitely dont eat more quantity now.
I definitely lose weight and feel better on a low starchy carb diet. I think it is because of the damage to my thyroid by the environmental toxins, with the thyroid damage I just dont metabolize starches as well. But again - that is probably a hereditary weakness. One sister never got the thyroid problems and she remains slim even in late 40s, but she eats more toward a low fat diet - not extreme but that just works better for her.
So guess what I’m saying is there may be segments of the populations with “weak” genes that tend to be susceptible to environmental damage to the thyroid, leptin, and other regulating hormones. Maybe that’s a partial clue to the weight epidemic in this country. (I’m talking about people who dont snack on Krispy Kreme donuts every day! :) )
Okay, I give up! What’s a brumuy? No dictionary carries it.
Fascinating!!