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Category: Probiotics
Probiotics, Depression and Anxiety: A New Meta-analysis
One of the more common questions I get asked is “what probiotics are good for my condition?” Believe me, it does not make me happy to have to say, over and over again, “If only we knew.” I am always glad, therefore, to read…
The Microbiome and Mental Illness: An Old Story that is Too Far From its Happy Ending
I just finished reading an article from 2018 on mental health and the microbiome that describes some of where we are now, knowledge-wise, and where we need to be before psychobiotics become a treatment norm.[i] There were multiple pieces of information in it which…
Some Early-Stage, But Promising, Science About the Microbiome and Cancer
Yesterday morning, I posted a story on my Biome Buzz’ Facebook page about 2 new studies that independently showed that there is a distinctive microbiome composition associated with colorectal cancer.[i] One study “…identified a set of 29 species indicative of colorectal cancer across 7…
Nutritional Treatments and Autism: Too Little Research but…Here’s Some of What We Currently Know
Well – I am feeling somewhat overwhelmed! A brief internet search yesterday morning, in which I was looking for new and interesting research, led me to 10 papers that I want to read and write about for you. Considering that it takes quite a…
More on Autism and the Microbiome…and a Clinical Study Using Probiotics
My Monday afternoon was devoted to reading two articles about the microbiome and autism. The first was a chapter from a book on biological markers found in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disease.[i] I’ve chosen what I thought were the top 10 points from this article…
More On Anorexia and the Bacterial Microbiome: Searching for the Optimal Diet Solution
I haven’t seen any new research on the biome and eating disorders recently (I first wrote about this topic in November of 2017, but have seen precious little since), so was very pleased to spot an article[i] yesterday on Gut Microbiota for Health which…
A Probiotic/Colostrum Pilot Study in Autism…Which Likely Has Clinical Implications in Other Inflammatory Illnesses
Yesterday, I read a cool little pilot study[i] out of the University of California, testing the tolerability and efficacy of a probiotic and bovine colostrum on a small group of children with autism. And while the results on this population were interesting, as I’ll…
The Bacterial Microbiota in Mental Illness: A Shifting Paradigm?
So many studies have come out recently that are of interest that I had a hard time choosing the winner for today’s post. I finally settled on an article[i] from the journal, Medical Sciences, on the potential use of microbiome manipulation in treating neuropsychiatric…
Have I Ever Mentioned that Diet is Key? or…Introducing Roseburia intestinalis
I was introduced to a new probiotic species this morning that sound like it holds a lot of promise: Roseburia intestinalis. I came across an article[i] on Gut Microbiota for Health describing research into the beneficial effects of butyrate-producing bacteria on atherosclerotic plaques and…
More Evidence for Industrialization Leading to Biome Depletion
Earlier this week, I wrote about a couple of new articles in the lay press about helminths. When I posted this on Facebook, one of my readers commented that it reminded her of a blog post from this past November, about how the loss…
