The SomaFleur Journal
Insights, research, and expert guidance on personalized wellness, hormone health, and gut optimization.
Featured Articles
Gut Health
UCSF researchers directly cover the influence of gut microbiome, hormones, and stress on mental health disorders. Explores how metabolomics reveals hormone-gut interactions and stress pathways mediated through the gut-brain connection.
Verma A, Inslicht SS, Bhargava A
8/15/2024•12 min read
Gut Health
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials examining gut microbiome interventions on mental health in women across hormonal life stages. Documents women-specific mental health improvements.
Healthcare Research Team
1/15/2025•15 min read
Hormones
The foundational estrobolome paper covering how altered circulating estrogens contribute to obesity, metabolic syndrome, cancer, endometriosis, PCOS, cardiovascular disease, and cognitive function.
Baker JM et al.
10/1/2017•10 min read
Gut Health
LP299V is the most documented Lactobacillus plantarum strain, described in over 170 scientific publications including more than 60 human clinical studies. Demonstrates reduced flatulence and abdominal pain in IBS patients.
PubMed Research Review
8/1/2021•14 min read
Latest Articles
Hormones
The estrobolome - bacterial genes encoding enzymes like beta-glucuronidases - deconjugates and reactivates estrogen, directly influencing circulating hormone levels. Links gut microbiota alterations to breast and endometrial cancer, and PCOS.
PubMed Research
2/15/2024
Gut Health
Prior research demonstrated improvements in cognitive functions in patients with major depressive disorder supplemented with LP299V alongside standard treatment. Supports gut-brain axis positioning.
PubMed Clinical Study
1/1/2025
Gut Health
A randomized placebo-controlled trial demonstrating LP299V efficacy for IBS symptom relief. 100% of LP299V patients reported pain resolution vs 55% placebo, and 95% overall IBS symptom improvement vs 15% placebo.
PubMed RCT
11/1/2001
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