Tag: endotoxin
Endotoxin/LPS can cause anxiety/depression; COX inhibitors (e.g. aspirin) may treat both
Another study demonstrating the potent effects endotoxin/LPS has on systemic inflammation and mental health even after a…
Even a single endotoxin/LPS exposure has long-lasting health effects
I am posting this study simply as an example of how profound the effect of endotoxin/LPS is…
Aversion to bitter taste may be a sign of endotoxin/LPS overload, chronic disease
Just a few days ago I did a post about a study, which showed that endotoxin (LPS)…
Another “paradox” – elevated cortisol, from high-fat diet, increases inflammation
Over the last year or so I posted about several studies demonstrating that even short-term usage of…
Illness (endotoxin) makes body odor unpleasant, may lead to social shunning
The study below demonstrated something most of us have known intuitively since childhood. Namely, sick people not…
Parkinson Disease (PD) akin to infectious disease – driven by endotoxin, damaged mitochondria
Yet another study demonstrating that there is no need for genes or any other hereditary mechanism to…
Parkinson Disease (PD) is metabolic, of gut origin, progesterone to the rescue
One of the most famous sayings in medicine since antiquity has been Hippocrates’ quip that “all disease…
Blocking endotoxin (TLR4) may prevent death from viral infections (COVID-19/ARDS)
Almost a decade ago I posted about a “rogue” study which had the audacity to suggest that…
Dietary PUFA (linoleic acid) causes inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
The rates of IBD have truly skyrocketed over the last 10-15 years, significantly surpassing the general increase…
Media: Endotoxin (LPS) drives obesity/diabetes
I did not think we will ever see such a headline in a major news outlet, but…