Gut-Brain Axis Flashcards

1
Q

“There is a direct relationshio between the __________ and the myelin in the prefrontal cortex”:

A

Microbioma

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2
Q

Diet that supports healthy gut bacteria:

A

High Fat Diet

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3
Q

“___% of the immune system is in the digestive tract”:

A

50%

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4
Q

“_______ types of gut bacteria and more parasites are linked to higher risk of Alzheimer’s”:

A

Fewer

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5
Q

Help to control what can get through the blood-brain barrier:

A

Gut Bacteria

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6
Q

Fatty acid that helps maintain the integrity of the blood-brain barrier:

A

Butyrate

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7
Q

Causes insulin resistance and inflammation:

A

Bad gut bacteria

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8
Q

To generate bacteroidetes eat foods high in:

A

Polyphenols

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9
Q

Antioxidants that inhibit the growth of bad bacteria in the gut:

A

Polyphenols

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10
Q

Have antimicrobial properties and leads to a healthy gut while providing ketones:

A

Caprylic acid

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11
Q

Affects the humor, metabolism, immunity and mental clarity:

A

Microbiome

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12
Q

The principal immune organ:

A

Intestine

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13
Q

80-90% of serotonine is produced in the:

A

Intestine

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14
Q

70-80% of the Immune sistem:

A

GALT

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15
Q

Principal causes of a sick microbiome:

A

Antibiotic, Gluten, Sugar and Chloride

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16
Q

Feed intestinal bacteria:

A

Fibers

17
Q

Capable of produce BDNF:

A

Intestinal bacteria

18
Q

Neurotransmitters produced by intestinal bacteria:

A

Serotonine, GABA, Glutamate,

19
Q

The lose of the gut barrier leads to the lose of the:

A

Brain barrier

20
Q

to properly absorbs polyphenols it is necessary to have a:

A

Health microbiome

21
Q

Tryptophan levels are regulated by the:

A

Gut bacteria

22
Q

Influences the circadian rhythm:

A

Microbiome

23
Q

Produced by gut bacteria after digest vegetable fibers:

A

Short chain fatty acids

24
Q

The best fuel for colon bacteria:

A

Butyrate

25
Q

Makes 57% of microbiome variation:

A

Diet

26
Q

Makes 12% of microbiome variation:

A

Genetic