Nutrition and lifestyle are the keys to longevity
A blog by Michael Butler
Articles and opinions for my family & friends about how I am living a healthier life informed by scientific research undertaken since being diagnosed with heart disease. Starting with the principle that each of us is biologically unique, everyone can use nutrition and lifestyle to achieve their greatest potential.
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- Agriculture 1
- Biology 1
- Book list 5
- Book review 3
- Carbohydrate 7
- Carnivore diet 1
- Chronic disease 16
- Chronic inflammation 1
- Circadian rhythm 1
- Dietary guidance 1
- Electrolyte 1
- Environment 1
- Evolutionary mismatch 6
- Exercise 2
- Fermented food 7
- Fibre 2
- Food 4
- Fruit juice 1
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- Genetics 1
- Heart disease 9
- Holobiont 1
- Human Metabolism 14
- Human development 1
- Human evolution 9
- Human health and disease 11
- Human microbiome 8
- Human nutrition 12
- Immune suppression 1
- Immune system 1
- Industrially processed ingredients 3
- Inspiring stories 1
- Insulin resistance 3
- Ketogenic diet 6
- Low carbohydrate diet 1
- Macronutrient 4
- Meat-based diet 1
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- Mental health 5
- Microbiome 9
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- Microbiota diversity 1
- Micronutrient 4
- Mountain biking 2
- Multiple sclerosis 1
- Nature 2
- Nutrient density 9
- Nutrition 19
- Paper review 8
- Plant-based diet 1
We humans are more than just our body
It is well understood now that humans and all other animals and plants on earth have evolved alongside important symbiotic microorganisms, referred to as their microbiota. In this relationship, we act as the host upon and within which our microbiota live and work with us cooperatively.