Enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline, improved memory

[rcjordan]

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2026/03/gut-brain-cognitive-decline.html

[Brad]

Amazing.  I never would have thought of gut/brain links.

[Rupert]

It gets better doesnt it? We are very lucky to be living in this age of understanding.

I read it, then I asked Gemini for a summary, detailing what life changes I could make... seemed a good answer, (fibre, variety, no UPF's, excercise, fermented food, veg etc!)

[rcjordan]

>no UPF

Well, you'll have to give up restaurants & prepared foods.

I've found that UPFs, salt, and artificial sweeteners are much harder to avoid than you might imagine. Condiments are a good example of how they sneak into your meals.  OTOH, fiber is a pretty easy fix and might make a noticeable, quick impact on your good health --though you might need to eventually sort out your soluble vs insoluble requirements.