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DIET CRITICAL. The composition of the gut microbiota is largely determined by the types of foods eaten by the host and the amount of stress the host experiences. https://lnkd.in/eg9hzPv View in LinkedIn

"HYPOTHESIS: gut bacteria control host appetites". Gut bacteria are involved in disease susceptibility including emotional disturbances and eating disorders, and gut bacteria pay a role in modulating satiety and pleasure." https://lnkd.in/eg9hzPv View in LinkedIn

THE NEGLECTED ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. The gut microbiota is a neglected virtual endocrine organ in humans. These bacteria secrete a number of hormonal and hormone-like chemicals into the host blood to act at distant organs all over the body. https://lnkd.in/eF--_hq View in LinkedIn

GUT BACTERIA secrete a number of metabolite molecules that can control host endocrine and neural signaling and their associated metabolic pathways. https://lnkd.in/eE5cSys View in LinkedIn

PSYCHOBIOTICS. "It is clear that the gut microbiota can be a key regulator of mood, cognition, pain and obesity." Just a decade ago a statement like this would have been a hanging offense. https://lnkd.in/eJyY3uh View in LinkedIn

SEROTONIN synthesis by gut epithelial cells is directed by clostridium bacteria in the gut by turning on a key synthetic enzyme. This fact is of key importance. https://lnkd.in/ewRPBbf View in LinkedIn

THE EMPEROR. "Mice and other model organisms with changes in the gut microbes exhibit altered behaviors" in large part due to changes in serotonin. https://lnkd.in/ewRPBbf View in LinkedIn

BIOME AND BEHAVIOR. The normal gut microbiota affects host brain development, behavior and cognitive functions of the host. This is no small achievement. https://lnkd.in/e5aynPh View in LinkedIn

NEXT WEEKEND this fragment from nature theme will continue to explore the remarkable relationship between our gut Microbiome and our health and disease. This represents a massive and recent sea-change in our perspectives on health. View in LinkedIn

BIOME AND DISEASE. The brain influences the microbiome, just as the microbiome influences the brain. The microbiome has also been implicated in a variety of CNS and affective disorders including multiple sclerosis, depression, anxiety, stress, and autism, quite apart from other diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease. https://lnkd.in/eagiGTJ View in LinkedIn