The Calpat is a group of scientists who are trying to find out how microbes affect seizures. They have found that if the microbe changed, n the microbime changes, and we could pick out the very specifica teria that basically a replacet the diet in terms of protecting against seizures. We've done all in mouths first, you know, to start. Who knows it will work in people, but that's the pie in the sky, is that we'll either be able to have, say, a very specific probiotic or a companion treatment to help the diet work better. And then what about microbes? And got flora and autism.
LOVE YOUR GUTS. 90% of your serotonin is made in your guts and you have hundreds of trillions of friends clinging to you at all times. Microbiologist Dr. Elaine Hsiao is a total badass who runs her own lab investigating the role of the gut biome in behaviors. She sat down to chat about anxiety, depression, elusive fecal transplants, autism, epilepsy, kombucha promises, autoimmune disorders, probiotics and more. Alie fanned out pretty hard and asked all of the questions about how your beloved, simmering insides affect your brain. It's gut-busting, mind-blowing info.
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