New evidence links age-related cognitive decline & the gut microbiome

[Wishful]

https://newatlas.com/science/cognitive-decline-gut-bacteria-mouse-study-microbiome/

I thought some of those here might find this interesting. I'm a bit skeptical of the value of the findings. It looks like there's lots of potential for arranging the experiment and interpreting the results to get a desired result (newsworthiness). I haven't looked for the original paper, but I'm wondering if they did a control group using a fecal transplant from young mice as well. If not, it could just be that having a giant pick you up and shove something up your butt makes you behave older.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

Here is a potential source of: brown algae in pill form. It is a specific genus and species...listed on the bottle.

(the term brown algae is extremely general, referring to a family of marine algae) (there are also green and red).

I'm very tempted to try it. My main question is: where it the algae coming from...?

https://www.taoofherbs.com/products...xycHB8L7qtQuNlm4ykS46jrw-KClAiCBoCrPgQAvD_BwE

 

[Rufous McKinney]

Here is a website claiming to have reviewed the sci literature- and there is a lack of study on- kombu..health benefits. (thats the common name of Laminaria japonica).

https://healthybutsmart.com/kombu-seaweed/

This article is- itself misleading, the title..Kombu Seaweed Has No Benefits No Matter What Social Media Says

Thats a pretty lame title.

Again-who is going to make huge profits from studying intently- a common seaweed people commonly eat.?

I may try a form of some marine algae my chinese herbalist has..its flakes you can sprinkle on your food.. but I could not figure out what it was.. (I could not keep up with the spelling of it...you know, our fun cognitive..).