Your gut microbiome is not a fan of all that salt. Eating a high-sodium diet was linked to an unhealthy shift in the composition of the gut microbiome of six people ages 28 to 49 in a study published ...

Roy Ernst remembers the first few times he conducted an orchestra full of novice adult musicians. “When we played a piece that was recognizable, people were like, ‘Oh, my goodness, they are really ...

There are a few reasons for this. For starters, researchers still don’t know what an optimal microbiome looks like — the research isn’t there yet. So while you can find out which microbes are in your ...