does this mean anal sex could theoretically transmit Alzheimer's?
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Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
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Re: Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
#42I had to triple check the date because I was pretty sure that this was known before. Maybe it is simply the confirmation aspect of it? Edit: > Our findings reveal for the first time, that Alzheimer’s symptoms can be transferred to a healthy young organism via the gut microbiota, *confirming a causal role* of gut microbiota in Alzheimer’s disease ... From: https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/kimgreen/bio/glucocorticoids-a..…
> You could sum up Alzheimer's as: Diet/Lifestyle + a congenital form of Cushing's syndrome and you have increasing glucocorticoids which imply downregulation of the PVN,
Wit all else patients on GLP-1 agonists I wonder if the incidence of Alzheimer’s will decline? I wonder if Semaglutide reduces CRP? There are some preliminary indications that it may: https://cardiab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12933-02...
Re: Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
The usual. The way we evolved: Avoid processed foods and move (i.e., exercise). Obviously, only take antibiotics when absolutely necessary.
What does processed even mean? Unless I run out in the field and bite a cow, that meat is going to be processed. Likewise with potatoes, I'm going to be eating unpalatable starchy uncooked potatoes.
Industrial processing. As a simple rule, the longer the list of ingredients on the food label, the more processed. The ingredients aren't something you'd normally think of as food? More processed.
Re: Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
#44I thought it was gum disease? Or was it herpes?
Re: Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
What does processed even mean? Unless I run out in the field and bite a cow, that meat is going to be processed. Likewise with potatoes, I'm going to be eating unpalatable starchy uncooked potatoes.
Industrial processing. As a simple rule, the longer the list of ingredients on the food label, the more processed. The ingredients aren't something you'd normally think of as food? More processed.
Basically don't eat food that comes in a box.
Eat fresh or frozen meats, vegetables, fruits, some whole grains.
In most supermarkets, shop around the perimeter and avoid everything in the center aisles.
Re: Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Fair enough, I'll rephrase it this way: most large mammal meat causes inflammation for me and my partner, whereas chicken, turkey, fish, rabbit, etc are all fine (and I should say I used to basically eat meat with carbs). As far as omega fatty acids are concerned, I believe one shouldn't let their omega-6 and omega-9 levels be much higher than omega-3. Gluten is associated with all sorts of issues that I think we wil…
How can you possibly measure inflammation much less attribute it to a single variable?
> How can you possibly measure inflammation
There’s a number of inflammation markers in the blood that can be measured directly via lab test (cRP, ESR, blood cell counts, ...).
Re: Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
#47I certainly hope they are going to replicate while knocking out one species of gut biota each time. Would be super helpful right? Edit: Experiemental design we establish indvidual colonies of each of the biota detected in our earlier work, we then recombine them in the ratios found in the original work and replicate the previous results. We then creation combinations lacking a single organism from our mix and look fo…
except our bodies already kinda do that on their own how would killing species of gut biota would helpful? helpful for whom to accomplish what?? we're headed to a future in which you have to take special pills so that the food doesn't kill you. like the glysophate and GMOs but applied against ALL life, including humans. if this is too far fetched for you then I also hope we don't get there.
> how would killing species of gut biota would helpful? helpful for whom to accomplish what??
Helpful for building an understanding of the relative contributions of each type.
Re: Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
#48I had to triple check the date because I was pretty sure that this was known before. Maybe it is simply the confirmation aspect of it? Edit: > Our findings reveal for the first time, that Alzheimer’s symptoms can be transferred to a healthy young organism via the gut microbiota, *confirming a causal role* of gut microbiota in Alzheimer’s disease ... From: https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/kimgreen/bio/glucocorticoids-a..…
For those that are curious and not well verse in research level biology, what kind of food, drink and lifestyle will help maintain a gut biome that prevent Alzheimer
warm days-old left out fermented milk called Kefir.
Re: Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
For those that are curious and not well verse in research level biology, what kind of food, drink and lifestyle will help maintain a gut biome that prevent Alzheimer
Fatty fish, most nuts (that don't have high omega-6, which is inflammatory), fruits high in antioxidants like berries and dark fruit in general, colorful vegetable, cooking with olive/avocado/sunflower oil, *kefir* which is the champion of all good microbiota inducers As for avoiding : red meat (high in omega-6), gluten (chickpea, rice, lentil pasta instead of wheat), cooking with hydrogenated oils, preservatives, pr…
Among inflammatory substances, alcohol is the elephant in the room. Cutting out alcohol is the lowest hanging fruit in this garden. Unfortunately, people convince themselves that it is perfectly healthy when consumed in small quantities every day. Anybody who monitors their health/fitness parameters with a smart watch will notice how damaging alcohol is.
Re: Scientists discover links between Alzheimer's disease and gut microbiota
#50I had to triple check the date because I was pretty sure that this was known before. Maybe it is simply the confirmation aspect of it? Edit: > Our findings reveal for the first time, that Alzheimer’s symptoms can be transferred to a healthy young organism via the gut microbiota, *confirming a causal role* of gut microbiota in Alzheimer’s disease ... From: https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/kimgreen/bio/glucocorticoids-a..…
No way this was known before. There may be certain correlations but you have to realize this research effort is different. In controlled experiments if you as the experimenter can "cause" something to happen then you've skipped past the correlation != causation mantra that every Tom, Dick and Jane keeps chanting without fully understanding. At this point you've found causation.
Causal evidence of Alzheimer's? I don't think that's ever been known. The worst case scenario after finding this is that they find out that there's multiple causative sources of Alzheimer's.