RE:Exactly what we want to hear ...So ... if there is a link between the gut and dementia, makes sense that we should be able to find a link between IBD and dementia.
June 23, 2020
BMJ - Inflammatory Bowl Disease Linked to Doubling of Dementia Risk
https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/inflammatory-bowel-disease-linked-to-doubling-in-dementia-risk/ Which also means if inflammation in the gut leads to neuro-inflammation ... what damage is the neuro-inflammation doing to the SCN and to our circadian rhythm ?
The SCN regulates numerous cellular processes in our circadian system including ... cognition, immune response, cellular metabolism, epigenetic modifications, cell cycle, redox hemostisis and
gut microbiota.
https://theconversation.com/alzheimers-disease-linked-to-circadian-rhythm-new-research-in-mice-177090 So ... just maybe ... gut affects the brain ... brain affects the gut ... and we have an uncontrollable downward spiral in health due to uncontrolled inflammation (gut/brain). As we age, the problem is likely worse.
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Improve gut health via better medications for pain to replace NSAIDs.
Then take care of IBD to further improve gut health.
Is this order of development only by coincidence or for an underlying purpose?
Hmmmmmmmmm.
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