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Guide to GABA and Gut Microbe Cross-Talk
Your gut can shape GABA signaling, but it’s not just about one neurotransmitter. What matters most is the network: GABA, serotonin, dopamine, glutamate, gut bacteria, the gut lining, the immune...
Guide to GABA and Gut Microbe Cross-Talk
Your gut can shape GABA signaling, but it’s not just about one neurotransmitter. What matters most is the network: GABA, serotonin, dopamine, glutamate, gut bacteria, the gut lining, the immune...
Probiotics vs Synbiotics for Metabolic Health
If I had to sum it up fast: probiotics add live microbes, while synbiotics add live microbes plus the fiber that helps feed them. That means a probiotic may be...
Probiotics vs Synbiotics for Metabolic Health
If I had to sum it up fast: probiotics add live microbes, while synbiotics add live microbes plus the fiber that helps feed them. That means a probiotic may be...
Microbiota-Derived SCFAs in Nervous System Care
Here’s the short answer: gut-made SCFAs - acetate, propionate, and butyrate - may affect the nervous system by shaping immune activity, gut barrier strength, blood-brain barrier signaling, and brain cell...
Microbiota-Derived SCFAs in Nervous System Care
Here’s the short answer: gut-made SCFAs - acetate, propionate, and butyrate - may affect the nervous system by shaping immune activity, gut barrier strength, blood-brain barrier signaling, and brain cell...
Mood, Stress, Sleep: 6 GABA Trial Endpoints
If I want to judge a GABA-microbiome trial fast, I look at six endpoint groups: mood, stress, sleep, gut symptoms, immune markers, and neurotransmitter proxies. That’s the short answer. Here’s...
Mood, Stress, Sleep: 6 GABA Trial Endpoints
If I want to judge a GABA-microbiome trial fast, I look at six endpoint groups: mood, stress, sleep, gut symptoms, immune markers, and neurotransmitter proxies. That’s the short answer. Here’s...
How antibiotics disrupt gut-brain axis
Antibiotics can help clear an infection, but they can also upset the gut-brain link. When gut bacteria drop, the gut lining can get stressed, immune signals can shift, and that...
How antibiotics disrupt gut-brain axis
Antibiotics can help clear an infection, but they can also upset the gut-brain link. When gut bacteria drop, the gut lining can get stressed, immune signals can shift, and that...
Clinical Evidence on Prebiotics and Gut Health
Here’s the short answer: prebiotics most often change the gut microbiome, and they sometimes help bowel habits too. The clearest pattern is an increase in Bifidobacterium across human trials, while...
Clinical Evidence on Prebiotics and Gut Health
Here’s the short answer: prebiotics most often change the gut microbiome, and they sometimes help bowel habits too. The clearest pattern is an increase in Bifidobacterium across human trials, while...