IBS13 min read
How early life stress raises the risk of IBS later in life
How early life stress and childhood adversity relate to IBS: 2026 cohort and meta-analysis data, the Gut study on prenatal stress and GABA lipopeptides, the gut-brain…
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Gut-brain axis
The two-way communication between the gut and the brain through nerves, hormones, immune signals and molecules made by microbes.
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Gut-brain axis16 min read
Changes in gut bacteria may come years before Parkinson’s disease
How gut bacteria change before Parkinson's disease: the 2023 study of REM sleep behavior disorder and relatives, constipation as an early sign, the gut-first theory, 2026…
Gut-brain axis14 min read
Eating behaviors that ruin your gut microbiome
How eating behaviors shape the gut microbiome: chewing speed, late-night eating, screens, eating standing up, one meal a day, water with meals, stress, grazing, exercise and…
Mary's case Gut-brain axisNew cases, 9 min read
Why did she feel depressed on thyroxine with a normal TSH?
Mary, 52, had Hashimoto's and depression that kept coming back, although her TSH and T4 were normal on treatment. Her case explains how the DIO2 gene…
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Why do I binge eat? The gut-brain axis explained
Binge eating is not just about willpower. How the gut microbiome, satiety signals and the vagus nerve are linked to Binge Eating…