/newsroom/taxonomy/term/10600/all en /newsroom/channels/news/secret-longevity-microbiome-and-gut-287429 <p>You are what you eat. Or so the saying goes. Science now tells us that we are what the bacteria living in our intestinal tract eat and this could have an influence on how well we age. Building on this, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University scientists fed fruit flies with a combination of probiotics and an herbal supplement called Triphala that was able to prolong the flies’ longevity by 60 % and protect them against chronic diseases associated with aging.</p> Wed, 30 May 2018 18:42:07 +0000 justin.dupuis@mcgill.ca 42149 at /newsroom