THE BIOME BUZZ
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Tag: ChronicFatigueSyndrome
Probiotics and Mental Health: A Review of Human Studies
As regular readers of this blog know, one of my particular areas of interest is the relationship of the gut biome to mental health, including memory and cognition. Very early on, if you remember, I told you the story of losing my grandmother to… Continue Reading “Probiotics and Mental Health: A Review of Human Studies”
L. reuteri: A Review of Its Many Known Benefits
A very happy New Year to you all. I hope your holidays were wonderful. First, an update on me. You may have noticed that I have been writing posts less regularly. My new business has really taken off, and I am working insane hours. … Continue Reading “L. reuteri: A Review of Its Many Known Benefits”
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… Continue Reading “A Metabolite Direct Link Between the Gut and the Brain: Think Autism, Parkinson’s, etc….”
FMT and Autism: A Status Report
Over the weekend I read an interesting little article on the status of fecal microbiota transplant as a therapy for treating autism.[i] It most certainly is one of the more promising treatments: the two clinical trials so far have had pretty spectacular results. That’s… Continue Reading “FMT and Autism: A Status Report”
The Promise of Fecal Microbiota Transplant
Over the weekend, I read a great little article about the potential applications of fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) in treating a huge variety of diseases.[i] Of course, we are sorely lacking in clinical trials for almost all but still, there is hope to be… Continue Reading “The Promise of Fecal Microbiota Transplant”
Probiotics for Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia? Probably, but the Science Isn’t Yet There
As regular readers know, I’m always on the lookout for “things you can do now.” I’m especially happy then when actual clinical trials happen as we can get some idea of the effectiveness of treatments. About 18 months ago, a paper was published reviewing… Continue Reading “Probiotics for Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia? Probably, but the Science Isn’t Yet There”
Fibromyalgia: Yet Another Biome Related Illness
I’ve written before about recent findings that alterations in the gut bacteria are associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), which is closely related to fibromyalgia. For those of you unfamiliar, the symptoms of fibromyalgia include wide spread body pain, fatigue, impaired sleep, potentially cognitive… Continue Reading “Fibromyalgia: Yet Another Biome Related Illness”
Dysbiosis, Fibromylagia (and Chronic Fatigue)…and Me
As many of you may know, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is thought to be closely related to fibromyalgia… and as someone who suffers from the latter, any news on these two illnesses is near and dear to me. Inspired by the d-lactate findings I… Continue Reading “Dysbiosis, Fibromylagia (and Chronic Fatigue)…and Me”
A Follow Up: Treating D-lactate Acidosis
For those of you who made it through my mammoth post of last week, re: d-lactate acidosis…well done! (For those of you who skipped it, you’re going to fail the pop quiz.) I have spent even more time on this, looking more into studies… Continue Reading “A Follow Up: Treating D-lactate Acidosis”
D-lactate Acidosis, SIBO, Autism, Chronic Fatigue or…What Happens When Judy Can’t Stop Reading
Because I know how to have fun, I have spent hours and hours over the last 2 days reading about d- lactate acidosis. I’m not even sure why. It was one of those things, I guess, that suddenly struck me as interesting – and… Continue Reading “D-lactate Acidosis, SIBO, Autism, Chronic Fatigue or…What Happens When Judy Can’t Stop Reading”
