Tag: lps
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…
Vitamin E may prevent, treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by restoring the gut barrier
This is one of those studies where the most important finding is not directly stated, but implied….
Endotoxin, cold, flue increase risk of dementia
I am posting this study not so much because of the link between chronic low-grade inflammation and…
Serum endotoxin level is a reliable biomarker of liver disease
It looks like the interest in gut-derived pathogenic substances is steadily increasing in the medical field. After…
Niacinamide fully reverses endotoxemia and leaky gut (from ethanol)
The study below is a true gem due to both its broadness of impact, as well as…