Summary: A new study reveals changes in the gut microbiomes of untreated and treated multiple sclerosis patients. Source: Bingham and Women’s Hospital. Study finds alterations in the gut microbiomes of treated and untreated MS patients. A connection between the bacteria living in the gut and immunological disorders such as multiple sclerosis have long been suspected,Continue reading “Changes Uncovered in Gut Bacteria of People with Multiple Sclerosis”
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Targeting the Gut-Brain Connection Can Impact Immunity
Summary: Researchers report that manipulating dopamine signaling in the nervous system of C. elegans can control inflammation in the gut. Source: Duke. Drugs aimed at nervous system act on immune system as well. There’s a reason it’s called a gut feeling. The brain and the gut are connected by intricate neural networks that signal hungerContinue reading “Targeting the Gut-Brain Connection Can Impact Immunity”
Microbes manipulate behavior and mood, obesity and cancer
It sounds like science fiction, but it seems that bacteria within us – which greatly outnumber our own cells – may very well be affecting both our cravings and moods to get us to eat what they want, and often are driving us toward obesity. In an article published this week in the journal BioEssays,Continue reading “Microbes manipulate behavior and mood, obesity and cancer”
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Leaky gut, leaky brain, eat your garlic and pickles by C Guthrie
Your intestines are home to a great deal of your digestive system, nervous system, and immune system. Here’s how to keep them healthy. Modern life is hard on your gut. Your entire digestive tract can be affected by stress, processed foods, alcohol, medications, and bacteria. All that chronic irritation can lead to inflammation and, eventually,Continue reading “Leaky gut, leaky brain, eat your garlic and pickles by C Guthrie”
About Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease
Similarities of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease In taking care of my senior client with Parkinson’s and Dementia, I noticed the past and present health issues: constipation, metal toxicity (skin,hair,eyes) as shown in the body, lack of iron, magnesium and potassium, excess sugar consumption, low levels of Dopamine, intestinal health issues and high levels of anxiety/stress.Continue reading “About Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease”
5 Steps to Kill Hidden Bad Bugs in Your Gut that Make You Sick by Dr Mark Hyman
DOCTORS ARE TRAINED TO IDENTIFY DISEASES by where they are located. If you have asthma, it’s considered a lung problem; if you have rheumatoid arthritis, it must be a joint problem; if you have acne, doctors see it as a skin problem; if you are overweight, you must have a metabolism problem; if you haveContinue reading “5 Steps to Kill Hidden Bad Bugs in Your Gut that Make You Sick by Dr Mark Hyman”
Gut Bacteria Influence Parkinson’s Risk , Vegan vs American diet
Vegan vs American diet Researchers in Finland have discovered what could be an important clue to what drives Parkinson’s disease (PD). Their new study has shown a reduced abundance of the Prevotellaceae bacteria family in the gut microbiome of PD patients compared with healthy control persons. Dr Filip Scheperjans Although the new findings only “scrapeContinue reading “Gut Bacteria Influence Parkinson’s Risk , Vegan vs American diet”
How Gut Bacteria Supports a Healthy Weight and Long Life
Weight and the health of our gut flora More and more research is emerging that draws a direct link between our weight and the health of our gut flora (including its role in the success of gastric bypass surgery), but this shouldn’t be a surprise. The connection has been known, and manipulated, for years byContinue reading “How Gut Bacteria Supports a Healthy Weight and Long Life”
Changing gut bacteria through diet affects brain function, UCLA study shows
UCLA researchers now have the first evidence that bacteria ingested in food can affect brain function in humans. In an early proof-of-concept study of healthy women, they found that women who regularly consumed beneficial bacteria known as probiotics through yogurt showed altered brain function, both while in a resting state and in response to anContinue reading “Changing gut bacteria through diet affects brain function, UCLA study shows”
Dr Mercola on eating right for the benefit of healthy gut
One of the reasons your gut has so much influence over your health has to do with the 100 trillion bacteria — about three pounds worth — that line your intestinal tract. This is an extremely complex living system that aggressively protects your body from outside offenders. In fact, 80 percent of your immune systemContinue reading “Dr Mercola on eating right for the benefit of healthy gut”
Exercise Linked to More Diverse Intestinal Microbiome by Niel Osterweil
Professional athletes are big winners when it comes to their gut microflora, suggesting a beneficial effect of exercise on gastrointestinal health, investigators report in an articlepublished online June 9 in Gut. DNA sequencing of fecal samples from players in an international rugby union team showed considerably greater diversity of gut bacteria than samples from people who areContinue reading “Exercise Linked to More Diverse Intestinal Microbiome by Niel Osterweil”
People evolved to fight Cholera by Nathan Seppa
Some people in Bangladesh carry genetic alterations that seem to protect against cholera, a study shows. These changes apparently occurred over thousands of years as exposure to the disease exerted a form of natural selection on people in the Ganges River Delta. Although cholera can cause lethal, dehydrating diarrhea, 60 to 90 percent of peopleContinue reading “People evolved to fight Cholera by Nathan Seppa”
Intestinal Gut microbes and Obesity
Research Front Maps Research front maps are diagrammatic representations of the core papers comprising each front. They are selected from the current Research Front set that are relevant to the featured special topic, in this case, Obesity. The title for this Research Front Map is “GUT MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND OBESITY,” containing 29 core papers. SourceContinue reading “Intestinal Gut microbes and Obesity”