Can Diet Change Inflammation in Just a Few Weeks? With Dr. Amrita Vijay

About this episode

Dr. Eeks interviews Dr. Amrita Vijay about the impact of diet on inflammation and gut health.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Causes or Cures, Dr. Eeks speaks with Dr. Amrita Vijay, a gut microbiome scientist who studies how diet shapes the microbiome and influences inflammation, mood, and overall health. Her research tested three different dietary approaches over six weeks: a prebiotic fiber (inulin), omega 3 supplementation, and a synbiotic combining fermented kefir with prebiotic fiber. All three interventions reduced inflammatory markers compared to control, with the synbiot...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Eeks

Guest: Dr. Amrita Vijay

Topics covered

• diet
• inflammation
• microbiome
• health
• nutrition

Keywords

• diet
• inflammation
• microbiome
• prebiotic
• omega 3
• synbiotic
• health

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Organizations: gut microbiome

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