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Category: Parkinson’s Disease
Two New Papers on Parkinson’s: More Connections to the Microbiome
Two new Parkinson’s disease (PD) studies to report to you, both on the involvement of the gut bacteria. (It amazes me how rapidly the research on this seems to be progressing.) The first was published in the Annals of Neurology by German researchers.[i] They…
Diet, Your Brain and Autoimmunity
By now, we all know that chronic and/or neurodegenerative diseases like MS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, autism are all inflammatory and probably all derive from alterations to the gut biome. I’ve written about all of them many times now (some links provided in the previous…
Parkinson’s, Gut Issues and the Microbiome: A May 2020 Update
As you know, I’ve been closely following developments in the field of Parkinson’s disease (PD) research as I already have multiple friends diagnosed, and that, in their 40s and 50s. (Here are just a couple of the many, many posts I’ve written over the…
A Metabolite Direct Link Between the Gut and the Brain: Think Autism, Parkinson’s, etc….
Today’s post describes what may be a critical finding in defining at least one mechanism whereby gut microbes directly affect the brain. Those interested in developmental disorders, like autism; Parkinson’s; Alzheimer’s; chronic fatigue; etc. should pay particular attention as, according this article, this information…
Parkison’s and the Gut: An Update
I haven’t given you a Parkinson’s-and-the-biome update in several months now, and as yesterday I read a great review of the current status of our knowledge on the connection between the two, I figured it was time.[i] I am sure that most of you…
Babies, Anxiety and the Gut Biome
Remember last Thursday, when I wrote about the relationship of the gut bacteria to the structure and function of the brain? I mentioned in that post that, “In Western populations, Bacteroides and Prevotella species tend to dominate, with the former outnumbering the latter…
Organophosphates: Yet Another Environmental Toxin that Adversely Affects the Gut Biome and Health
Another popular request, courtesy of the survey I ran a couple of weeks ago, was for more information on how environmental toxins may affect the human biome. I wrote about the herbicide, glyphosate (that’s found in Roundup), several months ago, and while the role…
Parkinson’s, Fecal Transplant, Probiotics, Prebiotics…No Answers Yet
Yesterday morning, I got a comment on the Biome Buzz’ Facebook page, in response to last week’s post on the microbiome and the basal ganglia, that said, “Could you put it more simply and tell us what to do about it? This is Facebook…
The Microbiome and the Basal Ganglia in …The Case of the Leaky Gut?
I recently read an article looking at the effects of bacterial microbiome alterations on particular circuits in the brain (the thalamo-cortico-basal ganglia) that are associated with compulsive behavior, addiction, altered sensations and motor output.[i] What struck me is how closely related seemingly unrelated disorders…
Glyphosate and Human Health: Is the Bacterial Microbiome the Connection?
In various posts, I’ve explored different potential mechanisms that may play a part in the epidemic of biome alterations we have experienced in the industrialized world, including diet, formula feeding, chronic stress, and so forth. Another potential mechanism, environmental toxins, is another area of…
