Diet contributes to the current high rates of Alzheimer’s. Over the last 75 years, the consumption of ultra-processed foods has gone from essentially zero to 60 percent of our diet today. Today’s foods are more manufactured than grown. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/does-alzhe...
Maintaining a healthy and diverse microbiota may help prevent the development of Alzheimer's.
A recent study from a group of researchers at University College Cork (UCC), in Ireland, has found that symptoms of Alzheimer’s can be transferred by gut microbes. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/does-alzhe...
A new study shows that gut microbes may lead to Alzheimer's disease.
Many highly processed foods are potentially dangerous, partly because they disregard the fate of gut microbes. It is pure folly to ignore those microbes, especially since they are so crucial to our physical and mental health. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/this-is-yo...
Diet influences mood and cognition, for better or for worse.
Gut and oral microbes have been found to be associated with many conditions over the past decade, including chronic fatigue syndrome, binge drinking, long covid, dementia, Parkinson’s, ALS, sleep disturbance, and antibiotic recovery. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
Psychobiotics are real, and here are some examples.
In 2013, John Cryan and Ted Dinan coined the term psychobiotic to refer to microbes that could improve mood. Later, my wife and I met with them to pop a bottle of Champagne to celebrate our agreement to write a book called The Psychobiotic Revolution. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/a-brief-hi...
Psychobiotic studies are only ten years old, but they’re already producing results.
Check out this playful, joyful documentary on the emerging science behind how our gut microbes influence how we respond to food, directed by the brilliant Anjali Nayar, out today on Netflix www.netflix.com/title/81436688
Delve into the digestive system with this lighthearted and informative documentary that demystifies the role gut health plays in our overall well-being.
Scientists recommend that we eat 30 different vegetables a week, which is concerning to those of us who only know of five vegetables to begin with—and the only ones we eat are potatoes and onions. The other three vegetables that we know about, we avoid. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mood...
A psychobiotic diet includes a variety of foods to encourage the growth of a diverse microbiota, making us more resilient to stress.
Probiotics are not normal gut residents, but they may gain a foothold after antibiotic treatments and delay the return of indigenous gut microbes. In other words, probiotics can make recovery worse. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/how-to-rec...
Antibiotics are lifesavers, but they can also wreak havoc on your gut microbes.
In 2004, Nobuyuki Sudo found that germ-free mice behaved differently than their normal germy cousins. It was a weird connection between gut microbes and behavior that offered an early peek into the gut-brain axis. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/six-secret...
Some simple food hacks can change your life.