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Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Re: Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Post by igleria »

memonkey wrote: post #18
seethishat wrote: post #13

IMO people should eat more fiber. A lot more fiber. It cleans the gut, the liver, absorbs cholesterol, slows insulin response and makes you feel full longer. The microbes in our guts need it to function. Rather than jumping from one fad diet to another, just eat what you like and be sure to get a lot of fiber each day.

The post is about a scientific study and your response is your opinion with nothing else to back it up?

they IMO are trying to help by giving good ideas to keep a healthy gut. Add that to the study and at least to me, it´s a nice idea.

btw people, do drink water to keep up with the fiber. Otherwise it might not help.

Re: Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Post by riazrizvi »

Great info. This is one of those things that it is much faster for an individual to take into their own hands to prove out, rather than waiting for the system to provide us with an answer. Too many decision makers who are unlikely to all be aligned with our own individual interests.

Re: Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Post by vablings »

jstanley wrote: post #16
seethishat wrote: post #13

IMO people should eat more fiber. A lot more fiber. It cleans the gut, the liver, absorbs cholesterol, slows insulin response and makes you feel full longer. The microbes in our guts need it to function. Rather than jumping from one fad diet to another, just eat what you like and be sure to get a lot of fiber each day.

> eat what you like and be sure to get a lot of fiber each day Sure sounds like another fad diet.

This has been the recommendation for general health for as long as I have been alive. Fiber is really important and there are plenty of easy healthy options that are cheap, unlike the astroturfed beef checkoff primal diet

Re: Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Post by znpy »

1shooner wrote: post #11
inanutshellus wrote: post #9

Everyone's "poo-pooing" the article because the title doesn't mention mice, but, FWIW, stories of gut biota affecting humans behavior have been documented for a while. Memory gain is noteworthy, which is the article's "wow" factor, but everyone's just knee-jerk smirking so ... here's a few random articles to gross you out about the wild world of trading microbiota and, for better or worse, changing your personality:…

This seems to be a recent anti-science meme to dismiss studies that use mouse models. I'm sure there is an interesting line of discussion about the strengths and limits of those models, but that's probably a complex, nuanced thread to pull, not something you blow off with a hand-waving internet comment.

I bet it started with people trying to 1-up other commenters via the usual “achtually…” and then proceeding with the “in mice” notice.

Re: Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Post by nothrowaways »

> They showed that colonizing the guts of young mice with this bacterial species inhibited their performance on the object recognition and maze escape tasks, and that this deficit correlated with a reduction of activity in the hippocampus.

Re: Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Post by hi_hi »

For those who may be interested in learning more about the gut and how it affects your body and brain, this is a great, accessible, read

https://www.amazon.com/Gut-inside-story-bodys-under-rated/dp...

Also, while we're on the topic, if you ever find your self at the other end of the world in Tasmania, I highly recommend a visit to the MONA museum, which houses the Poo Machine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-07/mona-poo-machine-join...

Re: Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Post by zinkem »

inanutshellus wrote: post #9

Everyone's "poo-pooing" the article because the title doesn't mention mice, but, FWIW, stories of gut biota affecting humans behavior have been documented for a while. Memory gain is noteworthy, which is the article's "wow" factor, but everyone's just knee-jerk smirking so ... here's a few random articles to gross you out about the wild world of trading microbiota and, for better or worse, changing your personality:…

I believe this research is totally true-- I had a lot of memories come back after

1. I stopped drinking heavily and using other drugs, i.e. marijuana

2. managed my diet to avoid heartburn without medication

3. schedule my meals so it was easier to sleep at night (always eat something for breakfast when I wake up)

I did not need any "poo infusion" or anything.

I had a gal bladder removal that didn't fix the problems the doctors thought it would and got a lot smarter about the kinds and variety of food I eat.

I believe alcohol in particular was really screwing up my gut biome and entire digestive system.

Re: Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Post by lelele »

jstanley wrote: post #16
seethishat wrote: post #13

IMO people should eat more fiber. A lot more fiber. It cleans the gut, the liver, absorbs cholesterol, slows insulin response and makes you feel full longer. The microbes in our guts need it to function. Rather than jumping from one fad diet to another, just eat what you like and be sure to get a lot of fiber each day.

> eat what you like and be sure to get a lot of fiber each day Sure sounds like another fad diet.

> Sure sounds like another fad diet.

Yeah! A fad lasting millions of years of human evolution, however.

Re: Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice

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Post by y-curious »

zinkem wrote: post #28
inanutshellus wrote: post #9

Everyone's "poo-pooing" the article because the title doesn't mention mice, but, FWIW, stories of gut biota affecting humans behavior have been documented for a while. Memory gain is noteworthy, which is the article's "wow" factor, but everyone's just knee-jerk smirking so ... here's a few random articles to gross you out about the wild world of trading microbiota and, for better or worse, changing your personality:…

I believe this research is totally true-- I had a lot of memories come back after 1. I stopped drinking heavily and using other drugs, i.e. marijuana 2. managed my diet to avoid heartburn without medication 3. schedule my meals so it was easier to sleep at night (always eat something for breakfast when I wake up) I did not need any "poo infusion" or anything. I had a gal bladder removal that didn't fix the problems t…

What did you do for heartburn? Just looking for ideas. I noticed reducing gluten helped me personally a lot
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