To understand this gut - brain connection further, let's look at some of the main pathways through which
microbes in the gut impact the nervous system.
Not exact matches
Insufficient nutrients for our
gut microbes have been linked to a loss of certain beneficial bacterial species
in industrialized societies and are likely
impacting our immunological and metabolic health, although more data is needed.
Finally, the researchers looked at the
impact of adding succinate — a salt that oxygen - loving bacteria
in the
gut produce as a byproduct — into the drinking water of germ - free mice with 4 - day
microbes that had received extra Clostridia.
Publishing
in the journal Cell a group of scientists have published their research working on mice which reports that a high fat diet of the mother can bring about a shift
in gut microbes that negatively
impacts the social behaviour of the offspring mice.
Given the evidence of a relationship between BDNF and the
gut microbiome, this points to yet another way
in which
microbes can have an
impact in autism.
In fact, exactly how the
gut microbiome «interacts with foods to produce health conditions» is considered a new and dynamic area for further research by individuals on all sides of the red meat - colon cancer debate.10 For example, researchers at Harvard Medical School are studying fecal samples to assess the
impact of red meat intake on
gut microbes and their byproducts, which the researchers speculate may influence «biological pathways associated with colorectal cancer and other digestive diseases.»
The health of our immune systems
impacts the concentration of healthy and harmful
microbes in our
gut.
Dr. Galland is a pioneer
in studying the
impact of intestinal
microbes (the
gut microbiome) and intestinal permeability («leaky
gut») on health and disease.