A friendly microbe in the gut may be the key to staving off insulin resistance, a study in mice finds.
— Read on www.sciencenews.org/article/gut-bacteria-may-guard-against-type-2-diabetes

Losing one variety of gut bacteria may lead to type 2 diabetes as people age.

Old mice have less Akkermansia muciniphilabacteria than young mice do, researchers report November 14 in Science Translational Medicine. That loss triggers inflammation, which eventually leads cells to ignore signals from the hormone insulin. Such disregard for insulin’s message to take in glucose is known as insulin resistance and is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes.

Researchers have suspected that bacteria and other microbes in the gut are involved in aging, but how the microbes influence the process hasn’t been clear. Monica Bodogai of the U.S. National Institute on Aging in Baltimore and colleagues examined what happens to mice’s gut bacteria as the rodents age. The mice lose A. muciniphila, also called Akk, and other friendly microbes that help break down dietary fiber into short-chain fatty acids, such as butyrate and acetate. Those fatty acids signal bacteria and human cells to perform certain functions.

Losing Akk led to less butyrate production, Bodogai’s team found. In turn, loss of butyrate triggered a chain reaction of immune cell dysfunction that ended with mice’s cells ignoring the insulin.

Treating old mice and elderly rhesus macaques with an antibiotic called enrofloxacin increased the abundance of Akk in the animals’ guts and made cells respond to insulin again. Giving old animals butyrate had the same effect, suggesting that there may be multiple ways to head off insulin resistance in older people in the future

Here are the long and short versions of each video seminar – and the slide sets from each of the Project B3 Pilot Program seminars…

Session 1 Slides (Overview) = ProjectB3 Session 1 Overview

• Session 1 Video on YouTube
• Short Body-Brain-Biome Overview (3min) on YouTube

Session 2 Slides (Biome and Diet Quality) = ProjectB3 Session 2 Diet Quality

• Session 2 Video on YouTube

Session 2.5 Slides (Epidemic of Epidemics) = Epidemic of Epidemics

• Session 2.5 Video on YouTube

Session 3 Slides (Brain/Body – and What to DO) = ProjectB3 Session 3 Brain Body

• Session 3 Video on YouTube

Session 4 Slides (Stress / Sleep) = Project B3 Stress Sleep

• Session 4 Video on YouTube
• Short Stress/Sleep Overview (6min) on YouTube

Session 5 Slides (Exercise) = ProjectB3 Session 5 Exercise

• Session 5 Video on YouTube
• Short Exercise Overview (5:30) on YouTube

Session 6 Slides (Nutrition) = Project B3 Pilot Nutrition

• Session 6 Video on YouTube
• Short Nutrition Overview (7min) on YouTube

Session 7 Slides (Supplementation) = Project B3 Supplements

• Session 7 Video on YouTube
• Short Supplements Overview (7min) on YouTube

Session 8 Slides (Evaluation) = Project b3 Evaluation

• Session 8 Video on YouTube
• Short Evaluation Overview (4:30) on YouTube

Thanks for tuning in!

Shawn

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Shawn M Talbott, PhD, CNS, LDN, FACSM, FAIS, FACN

Nutritional Biochemist and Author

www.shawntalbott.com

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–Best Future You – Harnessing Your Body’s Biochemistry to Achieve Balance in Body, Mind, and Spirit

–The Secret of Vigor – How to Overcome Burnout, Restore Biochemical Balance, and Reclaim Your Natural Energy

–Killer at Large – Why Obesity is America’s Greatest Threat – an award-winning documentary film exploring the causes and solutions underlying the American obesity epidemic

–The Cortisol Connection – Why Stress Makes You Fat and Ruins Your Health (Hunter House)

–The Cortisol Connection Diet – The Breakthrough Program to Control Stress and Lose Weight (Hunter House)

–Cortisol Control and the Beauty Connection – The All-Natural Inside-Out Approach to Reversing Wrinkles, Preventing Acne, And Improving Skin Tone (Hunter House)

–Natural Solutions for Pain-Free Living – Lasting Relief for Flexible Joints, Strong Bones and Ache-Free Muscles (Chronicle Publishers – Currant Books)

–The Immune Miracle – The All-Natural Approach for Better Health, Increased Energy and Improved Mood (GLH Nutrition, 2012)

–The Health Professionals Guide to Dietary Supplements (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkens)

–A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements – an Outstanding Academic Text of 2004 (Haworth Press)

See the video (2 hours including seminar and Q&A session) HERE on YouTube

Here are the slides = ProjectB3 Session 3 Brain Body

We discussed why thinking about weight loss exclusively as a “body” issue is outdated thinking – and why thinking in terms of the entire Brain-Body-Biome Axis may be more effective for reducing stress, improving mood, and encouraging weight loss.

I also summarized what you should be DOING on a daily basis – what your day should look like – what your week should look like – and why?

Enjoy!

Remember to tune in tonight at 9pm ET / 8pm CT, 7pm MT, 6pm PT to our THIRD weekly seminar in the Project B3 Pilot Program.

We will discuss why thinking about weight loss exclusively as a “body” issue is outdated thinking – and why thinking in terms of the entire Brain-Body-Biome Axis may be more effective for reducing stress, improving mood, and encouraging weight loss.

Tonight we will summarize what you should be DOING on a daily basis – what your day should look like – what your week should look like – and why?

Please tune in to either ZOOM or Facebook Live – links below…

The convergence of the related epidemics of mental wellness issues (depression, anxiety, stress, burnout), with social connection issues (loneliness), and with metabolic issues (obesity/diabetes).

Watch 10min webinar on YouTube

Here are the slides = Epidemic of Epidemics

Here is the video from our November 8th session about how the microbiome (biome) influences many aspects of the brain/body, including metabolism, appetite, cravings, and other factors.

Watch it here on YouTube – here on Facebook (private group)

Here are the slides = ProjectB3 Session 2 Diet Quality

As always, let me know your questions – enjoy!

Shawn

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Shawn M Talbott, PhD, CNS, LDN, FACSM, FAIS, FACN

Nutritional Biochemist and Author

www.shawntalbott.com

Follow me on YouTube 

Follow me on Amazon 

Follow me on Twitter  

Follow me on LinkedIn 

Follow me on ShareCare 

Follow me on Facebook 

Follow me on  Facebook (Author page)

–Best Future You – Harnessing Your Body’s Biochemistry to Achieve Balance in Body, Mind, and Spirit

–The Secret of Vigor – How to Overcome Burnout, Restore Biochemical Balance, and Reclaim Your Natural Energy

–Killer at Large – Why Obesity is America’s Greatest Threat – an award-winning documentary film exploring the causes and solutions underlying the American obesity epidemic

–The Cortisol Connection – Why Stress Makes You Fat and Ruins Your Health (Hunter House)

–The Cortisol Connection Diet – The Breakthrough Program to Control Stress and Lose Weight (Hunter House)

–Cortisol Control and the Beauty Connection – The All-Natural Inside-Out Approach to Reversing Wrinkles, Preventing Acne, And Improving Skin Tone (Hunter House)

–Natural Solutions for Pain-Free Living – Lasting Relief for Flexible Joints, Strong Bones and Ache-Free Muscles (Chronicle Publishers – Currant Books)

–The Immune Miracle – The All-Natural Approach for Better Health, Increased Energy and Improved Mood (GLH Nutrition, 2012)

–The Health Professionals Guide to Dietary Supplements (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkens)

–A Guide to Understanding Dietary Supplements – an Outstanding Academic Text of 2004 (Haworth Press)

November 19 & 20, 2018 in Hershey, PA