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Herbsprout is a webblog and podcast dedicated to sharing the health benefits of herbs, food, innovations related to our gut microbiome. Herbsprout seeks to bridge the vast chasm dividing the mainstream medical community and alternative medicine.

The power of eggplant

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Early disrupted Microbiome shows connection to aggression later

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Early disrupted Microbiome s...
Researchers from Bar-Ilan University (BIU) led by Professor Omry Koren, from BIU’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in Israel have found that a disrupted gut microbiome due to antibiotic use in infancy can lead to aggression later on, causing changes to aggression-related genes, according to a recent September 23 2024 report in New Atlas. Said Professor Omry Koren, “disrupted microbiome during critical developmental periods can lead to persistent aggressive behaviors later in life.”
 
Aggression is a complex social behavior associated with survival modulated aggression, including by specific genes, neurotransmitters, environmental factors, and hormones especially Serotonin which is produced in our gut, according to New Atlas.
 

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Sugar substitutes disrupt the gut

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Sugar substitutes disrupt the gut
Research shows that widespread use of sugar substitutes can cause chronic inflammation in the gut, according to an August 16 2024 report in Medscape.
 
While other sugar substitutes show no signs of negative effects, saccharin (Sweet’N-Low) and sucralose (Splenda) contributed to intestinal dysbiosis and poor glycemic control with healthy participants, said the report. Humans were shown to have significantly increased expression of genes associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, and cancer.
 
So what are the healthier options? Erythritol extracted from fruits and Glycyrrhizin from licorice root have long been used as a healthy option in Japan and Asia, respectively.
 

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Parkinson’s disease link to gut health reinforced by new study

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Chronic constipation, nausea, gastrointestinal problems, often precede a Parkinson’s diagnosis. This has been experienced by many Parkinson’s patients, according to Trisha Pasricha, MD, a gastroenterologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and instructor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Pasricha was interviewed in a September 8 2024 Fox Digital News article.
 
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston conducted a study which showing that those who sustained damage to the upper gut lining (gastrointestinal (GI) tract) are 76% more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease.
 
The soft gut lining in our digestive system can be damaged by excessive eating of foods containing lectin for example. In addition, Pasricha said taking NSAIDs like ibuprofen, drinking alcohol, stress or bacteria like H. pylori,” can be damaging to our gut lining.
 

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