#2: Plant medicine

An episode of the Inflammatory Content podcast, hosted by Kellen Cavagnero, Ph.D., titled "#2: Plant medicine" was published on January 1, 2020 and runs 16 minutes.

January 1, 2020 ·16m · Inflammatory Content

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Summary

Plants are a great source of fiber and micronutrients, which makes them an important component of a heathy diet. However, it was recently shown that there is another aspect of plants that allows them to contribute to well-being –- exosomes. In this episode, Kellen reviews a paper published in 2018 in Cell Host & Microbe by Yun Teng and colleagues titled “Plant-Derived Exosomal MicroRNAs Shape the Gut Microbiota”. Paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6746408/To help us spread science, please consider writing a review, sharing this episode with your friends and colleagues, or donating to support our work (Venmo @Kellen-Cavagnero). Please reach out to us via email ([email protected]) or Twitter (@KellenCavagnero) with any questions, comments, topic suggestions, etc.

Episode Description

Plants are a great source of fiber and micronutrients, which makes them an important component of a heathy diet. However, it was recently shown that there is another aspect of plants that allows them to contribute to well-being –- exosomes. In this episode, Kellen reviews a paper published in 2018 in Cell Host & Microbe by Yun Teng and colleagues titled “Plant-Derived Exosomal MicroRNAs Shape the Gut Microbiota”.

Paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6746408/

To help us spread science, please consider writing a review, sharing this episode with your friends and colleagues, or donating to support our work (Venmo @Kellen-Cavagnero).

Please reach out to us via email ([email protected]) or Twitter (@KellenCavagnero) with any questions, comments, topic suggestions, etc.

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