
Microbiome Manipulation with Oligomannate for Treating Dementia
A prebiotic derived from a type of brown seaweed is used for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s dementia in China. Does it work?
A prebiotic derived from a type of brown seaweed is used for mild to moderate Alzheimer’s dementia in China. Does it work?
Centenarian stool has anti-aging effects when fed to mice.
Does poop from centenarians have anti-aging properties?
I go over randomized, controlled trials and case reports of stool transplants for various clinical conditions.
Hot peppers, soy foods, and pumpkin seeds may help with hair loss.
If the microbiome of those eating plant-based diets protects against the toxic effects of TMAO, what about swapping gut flora?
Eating a diet filled with animal products can disrupt your microbiome faster than taking an antibiotic.
What role do antibiotics play in the development and treatment of autism spectrum disorder?
Should we be concerned about high-choline plant foods, such as broccoli, producing the same toxic TMAO that results from eating high-choline animal foods, such as eggs?
What’s more important: probiotics or prebiotics? And where can we best get them?
Given the role our gut bacteria can play in affecting our weight, having family and friends who are obese may not just be socially contagious, but actually contagious.
Probiotics may help prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea, and appear to speed recovery from acute gastroenteritis.