Gut-Brain Axis Flashcards
“There is a direct relationshio between the __________ and the myelin in the prefrontal cortex”:
Microbioma
Diet that supports healthy gut bacteria:
High Fat Diet
“___% of the immune system is in the digestive tract”:
50%
“_______ types of gut bacteria and more parasites are linked to higher risk of Alzheimer’s”:
Fewer
Help to control what can get through the blood-brain barrier:
Gut Bacteria
Fatty acid that helps maintain the integrity of the blood-brain barrier:
Butyrate
Causes insulin resistance and inflammation:
Bad gut bacteria
To generate bacteroidetes eat foods high in:
Polyphenols
Antioxidants that inhibit the growth of bad bacteria in the gut:
Polyphenols
Have antimicrobial properties and leads to a healthy gut while providing ketones:
Caprylic acid
Affects the humor, metabolism, immunity and mental clarity:
Microbiome
The principal immune organ:
Intestine
80-90% of serotonine is produced in the:
Intestine
70-80% of the Immune sistem:
GALT
Principal causes of a sick microbiome:
Antibiotic, Gluten, Sugar and Chloride
Feed intestinal bacteria:
Fibers
Capable of produce BDNF:
Intestinal bacteria
Neurotransmitters produced by intestinal bacteria:
Serotonine, GABA, Glutamate,
The lose of the gut barrier leads to the lose of the:
Brain barrier
to properly absorbs polyphenols it is necessary to have a:
Health microbiome
Tryptophan levels are regulated by the:
Gut bacteria
Influences the circadian rhythm:
Microbiome
Produced by gut bacteria after digest vegetable fibers:
Short chain fatty acids
The best fuel for colon bacteria:
Butyrate
Makes 57% of microbiome variation:
Diet
Makes 12% of microbiome variation:
Genetic
