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41 " procalcitonin test, which indicates whether a cold is caused by a bacterial or viral infection. It "
― Giulia Enders , Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ
42 " countries like India or Spain, for example, there is almost no regulation of the amount of antibiotics given to animals. "
43 " Preliminary studies carried out at Harvard and in New York have shown that the two antibiotics metronidazole and gentamicin cause particularly hefty changes in the flora of the gut. "
44 " Il y a du bon et du mauvais sur terre – et dans nos intestins. Le mauvais, c’est souvent ce qui ne veut que le meilleur… pour lui seul. "
45 " Even the most conscientious of cleaners would not dream of taking a mop to the forest floor. "
46 " Pure prebiotics can be bought at the pharmacy or drugstore. These include the prebiotic inulin, which is extracted from endives, and GOS (galacto-oligosaccharides), which are isolated from milk. These "
47 " How can pain have become the hot sauce in the otherwise bland soup of her everyday life? "
48 " Really valuable studies began about twenty years ago. For one experiment in 2011, 114 Canadians ate specially produced yogurt twice a day. The "
49 " bacterium added to the yogurt was Lactobacillus reuteri—in a form particularly resistant to digestion. Within six weeks, their levels of bad LDL cholesterol sank by 8.91 percent. That’s about half the improvement attained by taking a mild anti-cholesterol drug—but without the side effects. Studies using other types of bacteria lowered cholesterol levels by as much as 11 to 30 percent. Follow-up research still needs to be carried out to verify these promising indications. "
50 " Las investigaciones más recientes sobre la depresión también examinan con lupa otras observaciones: nuestros nervios podrían recuperar su plasticidad ingiriendo estas sustancias. En los nervios la plasticidad significa la capacidad de cambiar. "
51 " The space between the internal and external sphincter muscles is home to a large number of sensor cells. They analyse the product delivered to them, test it to find out whether it is solid or gaseous, and send the resulting information up to the brain. This is the moment when the brain realises: it’s time to go to the toilet! … or maybe it’s just a bit of wind? "
52 " Children born by caesarean section take months or even longer to develop a normal population of gut bacteria. "
53 " would have been stuck many times in a world where obedience and conformity are easier than courage and the will to make necessary mistakes. "
54 " The important thing is not to reduce the human body to a two-dimensional cause-and-effect machine. The brain, the rest of the body, bacteria, and the elements in our food all interact with each other in four dimensions. Striving to understand all these axes is surely the best way to improve our knowledge. However, we can more easily tinker with bacteria than with our brain or our genes-and that is what makes microbes so fascinating. "
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56 " and change as she changes. Scientists "
57 " wind. "
58 " It is now generally accepted in scientific circles that people with certain digestive problems often suffer from nervous disorders of the gut. "
59 " Sweeteners such as aspartame appear to be carcinogenic, while other substances used in typical ‘diet’ products are also used in factory farming to fatten pigs. So "
60 " Laxatives based on PEGs contain only indigestible chains, and for that reason they can be taken over longer periods without causing problems. The latest studies show there is no risk of addiction or long-term damage. Some studies indicate that these substances can even improve the gut’s protective barrier. "