In an interview with CBS News, Dr. Uma Naidoo, a nutritional psychiatrist and author of "This is Your Brain on Food," explained the gut-brain connection and how you can support it with your diet. "The gut and brain (connection) is really new burgeoning scientific work that's come out ...
Neurodegenerative disease: Brain-gut connection in autism?Article series on how diet and lifestyle influence brain function, and the role the brain plays in mediating the effects of diet and lifestyle on general health.doi:10.1038/nrn3806Sian Lewis...
and this is what’s known as the gut-brain connection. The probiotics in fermented foods such as plain yogurt, kombucha, and sauerkraut restore and rebalance the gut microbiome, thereby supporting the production of mood-enhancing neurotransmitters. ...
Mice consuming ahigh-fat dietshow increased levels of gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), a hormone produced in the gut that is involved in managing the body's energy balance. The study reports that the excess GIP travels through the blood to thebrainwhere it inhibits the action of leptin, ...
NUTRITION FOR THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION It’s almost impossible to live a lifestyle that provides all the nutrients needed for good brain health and performance. The reason? All of us confront multiple nutrient thieves — stress, poor diet, insomnia, pharmaceuticals, pollution, and more — that ...
Prebioticsare fuel for your gut bacteria. And you get them from certain foods. Foods high in prebiotics have been part of our diet since prehistoric times. Prebiotics occur naturally in a variety of foods including: Acacia gum, asparagus, dandelion greens, chicory, Jerusalem artichoke, jicama, ...
A novel therapy for TBI uses a probiotic treatment to prevent gut bacteria loss as well as memory deficits in mice. (Wellington Amaral, University of California, Los Angeles) Diet-induced obesity in mice alters immune signaling that controls the permeability of the blood-brain barrier and may be...
Fetal cholinergic anti-inflammatory path- way and necrotizing enterocolitis: the brain–gut connection begins in utero. Front Integr Neurosci 2013;7:57. 59. Eschenbach DA. Ureaplasma urealyticum and premature birth. Clin Infect Dis 1993;17:Suppl 1:S100–6. 60. Okogbule-Wonodi AC, Gross...
These nutrient-packed brain foods help fight disease and protect brain cells by providing antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, which can aid in memory, concentration, a positive mood and a better “gut-brain-connection.” Brain-boosting foods may also reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s, dementia,...
The microbial population residing within the human gut represents one of the most densely populated microbial niche in the human body with growing evidence showing it playing a key role in the regulation of behavior and brain function. The bidirectional communication between the gut microbiota and the...