While I'm in no rush to meet my end via any means, I can think of no worse final chapter in the story of a person's life than succumbing to Alzheimer's Disease. A slow progressive cognitive decline, punctuated by forgetting your family, not being able to form new memories, and a total loss of executive … Continue reading The only useful approach to avoiding Alzheimer’s disease…
Category: Healthy Gut Lifestyle
Great 2-part documentary on gut health
If you're like me, you can't get enough of your learn-on about gut health. From time to time, I kinda get bored of reading research articles and enjoy a little fluff. So I was pleasantly surprised to come upon this 2 part series on gut health from Catalyst, an Australian investigative science television series … Continue reading Great 2-part documentary on gut health
New study identifies key factor in regenerating the gut wall
Well, it seems as though it's gut week this week as another amazing study has been published that may make a few of you who eat 5-6 meals a day a little concerned. Especially if you have some sort of functional bowel disorder. If you read my last blog on the best way to prevent … Continue reading New study identifies key factor in regenerating the gut wall
New study provides key factor to avoiding leaky gut?
Over the last few years, "leaky gut" has moved from pure quackery to one of the leading topics in immunological research. Part of this is because people refer to it as leaky gut, which doesn't really lend any scientific credence to the topic. Truth be told, I hate this term, preferring the much more scientifically … Continue reading New study provides key factor to avoiding leaky gut?
How circadian rhythms promote healthy digestion
Who doesn't want healthy digestion? Of course most people would answer that they do, but most people take healthy digestion for granted. Who could really blame them, who ever thinks about their digestion until something goes wrong with it? For the most part, digestion is just one of those automatic processes we never give a … Continue reading How circadian rhythms promote healthy digestion
A comprehensive review of your aging and evolving gut microbiome
A study recently published in the journal Cell is teeming with incredible insights in to how/why our microbiome evolves with us as we age. There are quite a few key takeaways from this study, which is open access and free to read here. While focus has been on the gut microbiome, other microbial communities throughout … Continue reading A comprehensive review of your aging and evolving gut microbiome
Could sealing the blood brain barrier and gut really be this easy?
A study I posted recently on the Facebook page generated a decent discussion on how traumatic brain injury promotes a leaky gut. The interesting take-home message from the study is that one long term symptom of traumatic brain injury(TBI) is "leaky gut". The theoretical trek from there is that endotoxin can then cross the gut … Continue reading Could sealing the blood brain barrier and gut really be this easy?
Could the key to gut health actually be in your blood?
For those interested in the health of their gut, there's been a primary focus on what goes in to it from your diet. Of course this makes sense, your microbiome is regulated to a large extent by what you eat. But if you think you're going to completely transform the health of your gut through … Continue reading Could the key to gut health actually be in your blood?
Is bile the key that turns on the gut clock?
If you've found your way to this blog, chances are you've heard of the term "leaky gut". You're also probably familiar with how chronic inflammation can wreak havoc on your health. In a previous blog I went over how the gut regulates how leaky and inflamed it is via the pregnane X receptor. If you … Continue reading Is bile the key that turns on the gut clock?
Hoping to fix your broken metabolism? Bad news…you can’t
Are you trying to fix your "broken metabolism"? Is your appetite out of whack? Maybe you've put on quite a few pounds or you have a difficult time losing weight. Blood glucose running a little high? Maybe you feel like you don't have enough energy to get through the day or you need to rely … Continue reading Hoping to fix your broken metabolism? Bad news…you can’t
