Guest: Taylor Valentino, MS - Dr. John McCarthy, PhD - Israel Passwater
If further research can identify the substances that the bacteria of the gut are making to help muscles grow following exercise, we might be able to use some of those substances to promote the growth of muscles in people suffering from the loss of muscle as typically seen with aging or cancer. That’s according to new research published today in The Journal of Physiology.
The researchers found that for muscles to grow following exercise, an in-tact microbiome was necessary in mice.
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Show Notes:
Learning How The Microbiome Builds Muscle PLUS What's Really In Your Water
[5:00] Inspiration behind this study.
- One point of interest is that a fecal transplant from female to male rats dropped testosterone levels.
[13:00] What factors play into nausea in ultra-marathon runners?
- Part of the reason is that the tight junction of the gut is being permeated, allowing gut bacteria to get into the bloodstream.
[15:00] Study design
- Mice were ran on a wheel, which increased in weight progressively over time.
[18:00] Bacteroides vs. firmicutes.
[20:45] Oxytocin.
[35:30] Is there a relationship between endotoxins and cortisol levels?
[37:30] Study results.
- It appears that exercise is increasing bacteria strains that produce short-chain fatty acids.
- The keto diet also sems to reduce inflammatory markers in the gut.
[41:05] Is this phenomenon related to lowered protein synthesis levels in older individuals?
[46:50] Has anyone ever looked for correlations between the microbiome and the blood?
[56:00] Takeaways from this study.
- There is therapeutic potential in the microbiome.
[1:02:05] Human beings are domesticated in terms of their microbiome diversity.
[1:12:00] The problem with tap water.
- There are halogens such as fluorine and chlorine that are not removed before being sent through the tap.
- There are also usually organic compound such as pharmaceuticals in tap water.
- Throughput is the first concern in tap water delivery, meaning that purification is not the water companies’ priority.
- Occasionally, arsenic, rust, or lead can find their way into water.
[1:17:00] Filtration is inversely correlated to flow rate.
[1:26:00] The taste of water is not a good indicator of whether it has been filtered or not.
[1:27:00] Filters are not created equally.
- What exactly does it filter?
- How many gallons is it good for?
- How often are tests ran?
[1:31:00] Buying a filter at a big box store does not guarantee filter quality.
