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“Finally, the investigators performed a sigmoid colonoscopy and took biopsy samples in order to directly sample the microbiota and intestinal environment. Carboxymethylcellulose consumption was associated with a significant increase in after-meal abdominal pain but was not associated with increased inflammation, gut permeability (i.e., leakiness), appetite, food consumption, or bloating.”

“In order to create antibodies that react to new pathogens, B cells (a type of immune cells) use somatic hypermutation, a process during which they intentionally mutate regions of their DNA involved in antibody production.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.

“00:53:07 - How psychological stress promotes intestinal permeability through the activation of immune cells localized to the gut through the release of a hormone called corticotropin-releasing hormone, a hormone also implicated in the broader behavioral, autonomic, and visceral responses to stress.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.

Dr. Rhonda Patrick answers audience questions on various health, nutrition, and science topics in this Q&A session.

Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses stroke risk, eczema, immune resilience, her new smoothie recipe, and whether everyone should cut out gluten.

Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses Akkermansia muciniphila, vitamin B1's effect on blood sugar, emulsifiers in food, and electrolyte supplements.

“For people whose ApoB rises on a high-saturated-fat diet, replacing butter, cheese, fatty red meat, coconut oil, and palm oil with olive oil, avocado, nuts, and fish is a practical experiment to review with a clinician.”

“Researchers have observed synergism between the ketogenic diet and hyperbaric oxygen against tumor cells. Moreover, Dr. D'Agostino suggests that ketosis stimulates the immune system, increasing its ability to detect cancer cells.”