Protein Clumps Marking Parkinson’s Toxic clumps of the alpha-synuclein protein, the underlying cause of neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease, may originate in the digestive tract before migrating to the brain, a study in mice reported, supporting previous work into a gut-brain axis in disease development. Changes to microbes in the digestive tract, known as the gut microbiome, may facilitate […]
Microbiome–gut–brain dysfunction in prodromal and symptomatic Lewy body diseases
Microbiome–gut–brain Lewy body diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, vary in their clinical phenotype but exhibit the same defining pathological feature, α-synuclein aggregation. Microbiome–gut–brain dysfunction may play a role in the initiation or progression of disease processes, though there are multiple potential mechanisms. We discuss the need to evaluate gastrointestinal mechanisms […]
Understanding the gut-brain connection in metabolic and neurological disorders
Understanding the gut-brain connection in metabolic and neurological disorders The community of microorganisms living in the human gut, known as the gut microbiome, is increasingly recognized as playing a pivotal role in metabolic conditions such as obesity and neurological diseases including Parkinson’s disease. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2022, the annual meeting of the […]
Is the higher the total number of probiotics the better? Don’t be fooled by high bacteria counts!
With the rising health awareness of modern people, they will supplement probiotics or related products for themselves or their family members, such as common probiotics powder, yogurt, yogurt and other related lactic acid bacteria products. It is often seen in advertisements that probiotics products contain The extremely high total bacteria count even claims that the […]
Take antibiotics and remember to take probiotics
In the digestive tract, hundreds of trillions of microorganisms coexist with us. Among them, bacteria are the most numerous and diverse group of microorganisms. It is further divided into: “bad bacteria” that damage our health, “good bacteria” that maintain health, and “opportunistic bacteria” of the wallflower. When the bad bacteria in the digestive tract have […]
How to choose probiotics? how to eat? The effect is the best?
The health benefits of probiotics are well known, but probiotics are not just good to eat, but “eat right” to achieve the greatest effect! Among so many brands of probiotics on the market, the variety of probiotics is dizzying. If you are considering taking probiotics, you might as well spend more time to understand how to […]
Can probiotics be taken with processed meat?
Dr. Tsai is honest with you Bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausages, bacon and other processed meat foods are often added with nitrite as a preservative to prevent the growth of botulism. If such foods are ingested with amine-containing foods, such as squid, saury, Dried scallops and dried seafood are prone to form carcinogenic nitrosamines in […]
Decryption of Internet Rumors – Will Long-term Probiotics Cause Dependence?
Decryption of Internet Rumors – Will Long-term Probiotics Cause Dependence? Have you heard this statement? Some people say that probiotics cannot be supplemented for a long time. Most of them are artificially synthesized, which will make the intestinal tract dependent, which will cause the intestinal function to gradually lose its ability to reproduce beneficial bacteria. […]
Nourishes and nourishes bacteria – the importance of prebiotics
“Replenishing good bacteria, nourishing good bacteria”, this is one of the most commonly used slogans when I talk about intestinal health in popular science speeches. “Professor Cai, I drink yogurt every day and take probiotics, why are my bowel movements still not smooth ? ” Food – prebiotics”, only with sufficient food and grass to supplement the weakened […]
How long should I take probiotics? when to eat? only effective
How long should I take probiotics? when to eat? only effective I believe many people know the various benefits of probiotics to the human body, from the first generation of the most well-known smooth health care, the second generation of physical adjustment, the third generation of metabolic functions, to the latest and fourth generation of […]
