Recent studies have found that the gut microbiome can increase the development of certain diseases such as type 2 diabetes, asthma, cardiovascular disease and obesity. Alzheimer's disease is a recently found disease that can develop due to the microbiome according to the article titled, "Can Gut Bacteria Affect Alzheimer's Disease?" by Heidi Wachter. Certain microbiota that is found in the gut can increase the development of chronic brain disease as found in a study done by Scientific Reports. When a study was done examining healthy and diseased mice, the mice that had Alzheimer's disease had a different diversity of gut bacterium. Mice that were deemed healthy had lower levels of plaques in the brain that could lead to inflammation in the brain. Researchers placed microbes from the mice that had Alzheimer's disease with mice who were deemed "germ free". The results were that the "germ free" mice developed more plaques when exposed to the Alzheimer's disease mice than those that got bacteria from the healthy mice. Researchers can now use this information to prevent disease, delay onset and even use dietary modifications to reduce risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. In a study done by Iranian researchers, probiotics helped increase memory from those suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The study was particularly small and was only done for a short period of time, but it suggests that consuming foods beneficial for the microbiome could improve memory for those suffering from cognitive difficulties. Alzheimer's researcher, Rudolph Tanzi, suggests avoiding processed and inflammatory foods and focusing on eating real food. To find out more ways to keep yourself healthy, please visit our website at www.oxborochiro.com.
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