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“The study did not find any lower risk of cancer recurrence for those who ate peanuts which are a legume and not a tree nut. Nuts are great sources of many micronutrients and both fermentable fiber (which feeds the gut microbiome) and non-fermentable fiber.”

“Finally, vitamin C is involved in many other physiological processes. For example, it influences physiological levels of other vitamins. It regenerates vitamin E from its oxidized form and increases the bioavailability of iron from foods by enhancing gut absorption of nonheme iron.”

“A surprising finding from this study was the increase in serum folate levels due to an increase in folate-producing bacteria in the gut. Folate is a micronutrient that is richly found in green leafy vegetables.”

“These putative "longevity vitamins" include: ergothioneine (a fungal antioxidant found in mushrooms), queuine (a bacterial metabolite found in the gut), PQQ (a bacterial metabolite in soil that is taken up by plants ), lutein and zeaxanthin (concentrated in leafy greens), lycopene (found in tomatoes), alpha- and beta-carotene, and cryptoxanthin (all plant antioxidant carotenoids)…”

“Mice with ulcerative colitis that were given small amounts of vinegar in their drinking water had significantly decreased inflammatory markers and increased different strains of probiotic bacteria.”

“Cereal grains contain a mixture of insoluble fibers that bulk stool, viscous fibers that slow digestion, and fermentable fibers that feed the gut microbiota. Gut microbes break down cereal fiber, releasing micronutrients trapped in the fiber matrix and producing beneficial metabolic byproducts, such as short-chain fatty acids.”

“FTA: > It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us — which outnumber our own cells about 100-fold — may very well be affecting both our cravings and moods to get us to eat what they want, and often are driving us toward obesity.”

“Although the study did not collect microbiome or mechanistic measurements, durable shifts in gut bacteria after a finite berberine course could underlie the sustained protection, while evidence for preventing advanced lesions or cancer remains limited.”