For most people, vacation is a long-awaited time of relaxation, change of scenery and gastronomic pleasure. We happily taste exotic dishes, enjoy local cuisine, allow ourselves desserts, alcoholic cocktails and late dinners, often neglecting the usual sleep and wakefulness regime. However, returning to the daily work routine is very often overshadowed by physiological discomfort.

Modern biomedicine views the human body as a complex symbiotic system — a “superorganism,” whose vital activity is maintained through continuous interaction with trillions of microorganisms that inhabit our mucous membranes and gastrointestinal tract. The greatest concentration of these microscopic inhabitants is concentrated in the intestines, where they form a unique ecological niche — the intestinal microbiome.

In the modern beauty and wellness industry, the word “detox” has become one of the most popular commercial trends. Advertising convinces us that due to improper nutrition, ecology and stress, our gastrointestinal tract turns into a “garbage chute”, on the walls of which kilograms of toxic toxins accumulate for years.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a growing global health problem that is closely related to the obesity epidemic. It is one of the most common non-communicable diseases in the world, characterized by disorders of carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism, and arises from impaired insulin secretion, cellular resistance to insulin or a combination of these factors.

For millennia, humanity has been looking for a magic pill for all diseases. Today we are used to: if something hurts, you need to go to the pharmacy. However, advanced world science, in particular the European concept of 3P medicine (predictive, preventive, personalized), is making a radical U-turn. The future of medicine lies not in new antibiotics, but in the philosophy of "Food is Medicine" (Food as Medicine)

Imagine if you could study the biology of a great athlete like Michael Jordan, replicate it in pill form, and give it to other athletes to help them achieve the same success. Sounds like a fantasy, but scientists at Harvard are already seriously investigating the idea.

We’re used to popping a probiotic capsule after a course of antibiotics or when we’re feeling bloated, hoping for quick relief. But have you ever wondered what exactly happens when billions of live bacteria enter your digestive tract? It’s not just “magic” or blindly populating an empty space. There’s a complex, multi-level interaction going on inside us at the cellular and molecular levels.