Gut Bacteria Can Affect Brain Health

sas-schatzi

What fun science is Came across this article while searching something else.

We have discussed Probiotics--good bacteria. Most people will recognize good bacteria as being found in yogurt. Scientist have made a connection between certain intestinal and colon friendly bacteria and brain health. Particularly, anxiety. This article is pretty layperson friendly.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/gut-bacteria-on-the-brain/395918/

How and why this is important to our community? Because of the treatments we receive i.e. chemo, antibiotics pre & post surgery, and antibiotics for complications of each, our gastrointestinal ( mouth to anus) flora is altered. Certain antibiotics alter the intestinal flora of the vaginal area. The dreaded 'yeast infection'. For several decades the concentration of thought was to replenish good intestinal flora of the GI tract and vagina. What the article identifies is the brain came be affected by changes in the GI flora. We have another reason to consider replenishing good bacteria  of the gut when are body is exposed to chemicals.

Edit: Another topic that has microbiome information  https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/73/topic/832722?page=1#idx_10

Any one reading this topic. You need to go read the topic on weight& microbiota

Bounce

While I welcome this info, thank you sas-schatzi, if I read another article involving cruelty to animals I am going to become seriously depressed.

Considering probiotics are not harmful, why can't experiments be done with human volunteers instead of torturing animals? Yes - almost drowning mice to make them "anxious" is torture.

There are some medications that most be tested on animals first. As much as I don't like it I understand it may save lives.

This kind of abuse just makes me sick.

Does anyone have any good vegan sources of probiotics? My brain needs all the help it can get.

sas-schatzi

Bounce, sorry the article upset you. I was surprised at first that the researchers actually commented that no mice were killed. But apparently they recognized the concern it would generate.  I can't ever remember that care was ever taken to address this in any research..

I use Soloray--Multidophilous vegetarian capsule. it's a triple strain---Lactobacillus acidophilus, B. Bifdium(sic),  L. Bulgaris
 I will have to re-evaluate what I'm using based on this new information. I came across the above information while working on another topic Re: obesity and BC

https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/73/topic/832722?page=1#idx_10