Why A Neurologist Shifted Focus To Gut Microbes And Metabolic Function As Solutions For Brain And Mood Issues
Summary
- How and why a neurologist found himself studying gut microbes and their connection with brain dysfunction
- Common underpinning of chronic illness and how inflammation and metabolic dysfunction are connected
- What research says about Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and brain aging in terms of causes and solutions
- How mental health is connected to brain dysfunction and gut microbiome and metabolic issues
- Inflammation as a cause of depression and cognitive decline and heart disease
- The commonly missed signs of metabolic syndrome and dysfunction
- The missing criteria from metabolic syndrome that few are addressing but many would benefit from
- The evolutionary link between fructose and fat storage and the present day role in metabolic dysfunction
- How and why to test for uric acid levels and what the optimal range is
- How diet can modify uric acid levels and improve metabolic function and gut microbiome
- Continuous Glucose Monitors and how CGM can improve assessment and personalization of treatment of brain and mood issues
- Research on exercise for brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and Alzheimer’s prevention
- Summary and review of main assessment tools and at-home diet and lifestyle changes you can make to improve your mood and brain
