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Short-Chain Fatty Acids: What Are They and How Do They Support the Gut-Brain Axis?

Designs for Health

The microbiome composition of each individual is unique and may be influenced by genetics, physiology, colonization history, diet, medications, and environmental factors. The gut microbiome and its metabolites communicate with the CNS through neural, endocrine, and immune pathways to ensure optimal physiological functions.

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Health Education Lesson Plans

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Food also provides non-energy vitamins and minerals that support essential activities like converting food to energy, developing hormones, supporting the immune and nervous systems, and protecting our body from damage. The sleep-immune crosstalk in health and disease. Annual Review of Immunology, 37, 293-322. Skein, M.,