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Ali Rıza Akın
- 10 July 2025
Understanding Perimenopause
Perimenopause is the transitional phase leading up to menopause, typically beginning in women during their late 30s to early 50s. This phase is characterized by significant hormonal fluctuations, particularly a decline in estrogen and progesterone levels. These hormonal shifts result in various physical, emotional, and psychological symptoms such as irregular menstrual cycles, hot flashes, nigh...
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Ali Rıza Akın
- 2 July 2025
Does the Microbiota Have a Memory?
We often associate our gut solely with the digestive system. However, recent scientific studies reveal a strong connection between gut microbiota and mental health. So, can psychosocial stressors like chronic stress, trauma, and emotional shocks leave lasting imprints in our gut? In this article, we explore the relationship between the gut–brain axis, stress, trauma, and the microbiota in light of...
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Ali Rıza Akın
- 11 June 2025
Childhood Obesity, Akkermansia muciniphila, GLP-1 and Microbiota Balance
Childhood obesity is one of the greatest threats to global public health today. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 39 million children under the age of 5 are overweight or obese worldwide. This is not merely a cosmetic concern; it lays the groundwork for numerous serious health issues such as metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, fatty liver, and early-ons...
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Ali Rıza Akın
- 29 May 2025
Why Is a Healthy Oral Microbiota So Important?
Brushing your teeth, flossing, or using mouthwash… These are all important for oral health, yes. But have you ever thought about what’s happening behind the scenes—in the microscopic world? There are billions of bacteria, fungi, and microorganisms living in our mouths. Together, they form the oral microbiota. This invisible ecosystem affects not only our dental health but also our immune system, d...
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Ali Rıza Akın
- 22 May 2025
Transform Your Health: How Chewable Probiotics Support Oral, Gut, and Vaginal Microbiota
Chewable probiotics stand out among next-generation probiotic supplements developed in light of modern microbiota science, offering high bioavailability. Through a colonization process that begins in the oral cavity, this form exerts both local and systemic effects, making it a powerful tool for maintaining microbial balance. The scientifically validated probiotic strains it contains — Akkerman...
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Ali Rıza Akın
- 15 May 2025
Microbiome Massacre: How Industrial Foods, Pesticides, Antibiotics, and Candida Are Silently Destroying Our Inner Ecosystem
Imagine this: An ancient rainforest, teeming with life, thriving in balance through millions of interactions... Now imagine that forest being bulldozed, tree by tree, root by root, replaced with concrete. That rainforest is your microbiome. The bulldozers? The food on your plate. Every ultra-processed bite, every pesticide residue on your apple, every drop of antibiotic-laced milk silently wage...
Ali Rıza AKIN began his scientific career at the University of Istanbul, Biology Department, where he worked on human microbiota, next-generation probiotics, and host-microbe relationships for 25 years. He continued his research journey in Northern California, Silicon Valley.
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