Gut bacteria again . . .

Post #400,971 by Andrew Grygus 4/17/15 1:44:05 PM Reply	Gut bacteria again . . . It has now been shown that certain types and styles of gut bacteria strongly affect production of serotonin, which has a known effect on moods. "Damn! he's fed us a McDonalds hamburger again. I say, lets drive the bastard into a low serotonin depression." Food Navigator
Post #401,005 by a6l6e6x 4/18/15 2:22:00 PM Reply	Well, they outnumber our body cells. And, there's some 3 pounds of them. So it's not surprising they have an effect! ): Alex "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge." -- Isaac Asimov
Post #401,035 by gcareaga 4/20/15 5:12:38 PM Reply	Blood Music Victor's intestinal flora certainly affected his mood after a time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Music_(novel) A bit dated by now but still a fun read.
Post #401,044 by Ashton 4/21/15 6:34:01 AM Reply	Thanks.. missed that romp in the whither-consciousness? park. (Even without throwing in Dr. Who's run-in with the misguided medical nano-bots: their melding of a face with a gas-mask: Fail.) Throw in the Mystery of some music's transcendent effects and: it's all fodder for that handful of unanswerable Questions, I wot.) Was distracted in '83, shall have to run down a copy. (Whoever cracks the body/mind conundrum probably won't even care if s/he gets the Nobel or the Ignobel, having invented Nirvana-on-Demand, thus needing no epaulets ever again.)
Post #401,045 by malraux 4/21/15 9:32:45 AM Reply	One of those books that re-impinges my awareness occasionally. Recommended for sure. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.

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