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What is ultra-processed food and is it bad for your health?
Atlas Biomed is a personalised health company, their mission is to combine DNA and microbiome technology with digital health data to inspire people into positive lifestyle change and lead them to a healthier future. Their blog is created by a team of doctors, researchers and experts dedicated to demystifying human health.
2022
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This blog post from Atlas Biomed provides a simple but balanced overview of food processing, including what makes a food ultra-processed and how it impacts our health. A summary of the NOVA food classification system is provided along with its pros and cons. Ultra -processed food has been linked to obesity and increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but the article highlights that not all ultra-processed food need be shunned (think kimchi!)
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Navigating Obesity in Immune Dysfunction
KARA FITZGERALD, ND completed a post-doctorate in nutritional biochemistry/laboratory science with Richard Lord, Ph.D. Author: Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine, contributing author: Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine; IFM’s Textbook for Functional Medicine. She lectures globally on functional medicine; is on faculty at IFM and practices in Connecticut.
2021
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This blog post discusses the management of obesity in clinical practice. The benefits of using a personalised approach are highlighted while other factors are taken into consideration when supporting obese patients - too little versus too much physical activity, and their equal contribution to respiratory tract infection risk for example. The crucial role of weight loss is analysed and discussed, along with the importance of working with a team of different healthcare practitioners, who practice patient-lead healthcare.
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Does the gut microbiome increase cardiovascular disease?
Alex Manos is one of the UK’s leading Functional Medicine practitioners who specialises in SIBO and gut-related disorders, as well as mould illness and mycotoxins. He is also very passionate about physical therapy, movement, resiliency, life coaching, nutritional therapy, and biohacking. He is a lecturer at various colleges and institutions including the Institute of Optimum Nutrition (ION) and one the MSc program at The Centre For Nutritional Education and Lifestyle Management (CNELM).
2021
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In this blog post, Alex Manos discusses the role played by the diversity of the intestinal microbiota in cardiovascular disease. He presents us with the intestinal microbial communities that widely differ between patients with symptomatic atherosclerosis and healthy controls. This article is a precious source of information as it lets the reader understand how closely blood pressure is affected by the diversity of the gut microbiome, and how specific classes of microorganisms can positively or negatively impact our risk of cardiovascular disease development.