Brain-gut microbiome axis: it seems we are indeed into something potentially big The article below is open-access, so go ahead and download it. A few weeks ago I shared a folder-full of files on gut microbiota, gut microbiome and the brain-gut-microbiome axis. As I pointed out, the hypothesis that this is a “big thing” in […]
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The use of IQ, BMI and other quantitative indicators in health: they are neither individually significant or irrelevant. Yes, they are all important in the assessment of public – epidemic or endemic – issues, such as educational policies, hunger or obesity. Today it is somewhat consensual that intelligence is not ONE manifestation of the human
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“Bullying is ok because it is natural. Kids just have to develop coping mechanisms and learn to toughen up” – Actually, medical evidence shows that bullying results, in an important percentage of cases, in permanent and severe PTSD. The neuro-physiological effects of chronic life-stressors, especially abuse in early childhood, are being increasingly studied and revealed.
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