A simple stool sample may hold a clearer record of what you eat than a food diary ever could. In a new study, researchers ...

For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) has been the gold standard for assessing health, but as any fitness expert will tell you, it’s a blunt instrument. Two individuals can have identical BMIs while ...

Let’s face it, everyone goes to the toilet, yet most people flush without a second glance. It may sound unpleasant, but paying attention to what’s in the toilet bowl can reveal a lot about your gut ...

The study shows that the faecal metabolome – the collection of molecules, or ‘metabolites,’ in stool produced when the gut and its resident microbes break down the food we eat – can capture the ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Gut microbes likely play a role in coronary artery disease (CAD), a common heart disease, but the mechanisms remain largely unknown.

Discussing the types of poop may seem disgusting or at least embarrassing, but paying attention to what’s coming out of you can give you great insight into your health. A bowel movement is the last ...

Despite the fact that I’m an integrative cardiologist, I often look first at a patient’s gut to shed light on the underlying cause of heart disease. What could the gut possibly have to do with the ...