Maliz - Centro medico a Rho (Milano)

In addition to specializing in numerous areas of traditional medicine, at Maliz Medicina & Sicurezza, we have also embraced the paths of alternative medicine, such as phytotherapy and nutritional interventions based on a deeper understanding of individuality. Our goal is to understand the root causes of diseases, not just treat the symptoms.
Phytotherapy treatments rely on the use of herbs and natural extracts to assist patients in managing certain conditions, such as anxiety, eating disorders, allergies, or other issues. From ancient times, natural remedies have proven effective and continue to be relevant today. Our specialists are constantly updating their knowledge to stay informed about the best active ingredients and their applications in various fields, including recurrent illnesses and weak immune systems, where we have achieved significant results.

If you, too, want to discover the benefits of phytotherapy, book a consultation with our staff at our office at Via Cardinal Ferrari 78 in Rho, just outside Milan.

INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA, Metagenomics, and Nutrition Genomics

A simple test is all it takes to get to know yourself better

Achieving a higher state of health can be attained through targeted interventions and sometimes requires engaging in a process that encompasses nutrition, physical activity, and both physical and mental well-being.

It is widely experienced that while weight-loss diets often deliver noticeable results, as soon as they are discontinued, the weight lost is inevitably regained within a variable period, rendering the sacrifices ineffective in ensuring lasting results.

Starting from this premise, Metagenomics serves as the essential foundation for defining an appropriate nutritional approach. The Metagenomic test allows for a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the intestinal microbiota through DNA sequencing performed on a stool sample. This method makes it possible to identify an individualized nutritional path and assess predispositions and risk factors for conditions such as autoimmune, cardiometabolic, or neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, this is not just another diet aimed at achieving a short-term and limited result but rather a pathway to establishing a health-oriented lifestyle.

For this reason, Metagenomics (the study of the microbiota) is aimed not only at those who wish to achieve their ideal weight but also at everyone seeking to improve their quality of life and maintain high levels of health.

The study of the intestinal microbiota is a contemporary topic that offers an innovative nutritional approach to effectively addressing a range of physiological and pathological conditions. It has been demonstrated that the microbiota plays a role in protecting against pathogens, modulating the immune system, and influencing physiological, sub-pathological, and pathological states.

Ultimately, the Microbiota can determine and/or exacerbate:

1) Intestinal diseases.

Increasingly prevalent, intestinal diseases range from postprandial bloating to gastroesophageal reflux, constipation, recurrent diarrhea, SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis.

2) Extra-intestinal diseases.

These encompass nearly all diseases, from autoimmune conditions (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, fibromyalgia, celiac disease, …) to metabolic diseases (diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, …) to neurodegenerative diseases (schizophrenia, depression, Parkinson’s, …) to respiratory conditions (allergies, asthma, …) and numerous other conditions. While the microbiota cannot be considered the cause, it is certainly an important cofactor in all extra-intestinal pathological conditions.

Nutrition Genomics

Understanding a patient’s microbiota means:

Creating a diet tailored to their actual needs;
Preventing numerous diseases.
Based on this knowledge and the patient’s detailed medical history, a map of dietary tolerances is developed, indicating the body’s tolerance for various foods (from spices and herbs to meats, fish, and different types of carbohydrates).

This map serves as the focal point for crafting the actual diet, which, rather than focusing on calorie counting (though this is also considered), prioritizes the use of specific foods. It avoids those that are poorly tolerated and may contribute to weight gain or worsening of pathological or sub-pathological states while encouraging the consumption of foods that improve individual metabolism and health by providing all necessary nutrients.

Each food is evaluated not only for its composition (percentages of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, trace elements, etc.) but also for its biological mechanisms and, most importantly, its effects on the microbiota, emphasizing that:

“We are what our microbiota metabolizes from what we eat.”

In other words, everything we consume, after undergoing a complex biochemical process, not only becomes our blood, bones, muscles, and organs but also influences intermediate metabolism and is a direct cause of health or disease, impacting the composition of the intestinal microbiota.

This idea gives practical form to Hippocrates’ statement, the father of medicine:

“Let food be your medicine and medicine your food.”

This new and revolutionary approach to nutrition is based on solid scientific foundations, including genetics, immunology, biophysics, and the biochemistry of foods.

However, Nutrition Genomics goes beyond identifying personalized nutrition. To interact and synergize with the body’s biochemical resources to promote health over time, the process involves monitoring the patient, recording progress in all areas, including weight and volume changes, laboratory test results, and outcomes of digestive system issues (dysbiosis, gastroesophageal reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, etc.) or various pathological conditions.

Studying the microbiota and correcting imbalances have helped numerous patients resolve inflammatory conditions and significantly reduce autoimmune diseases like psoriasis over the years.

Request a free consultation, and our specialists will be happy to listen to you and work on finding a solution to your problem.