Meghan Bauer ND

Naturopath | Writer | Teacher @UofTLearnMore | Dedicated to promoting health and wellness, focused on #optimalhealth, #integrativehealth, #evidencebasedmedicine

[Science News @SciencNews]

How does stress trigger hair loss?

Acute stress causes immediate hair follicle necrosis and hair loss via sympathetic nerves, which in turn activates and expands autoreactive CD8+ T cells targeting hair follicles.

https://t.co/YM1zUhGQGN

[MicrobiomePost @MicrobiomePost]

Bifidobacterium breve 2TA, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus L13B, and Lactobacillus gasseri L6 are not just bacteria: they are witnesses to the intimate, ancestral dialogue between mothers, infants, and microbes.

https://t.co/DwZCdwDbTX

[Nutrients MDPI @Nutrients_MDPI]

📗The Special Issue "Relationships between Dietary Factors and Inflammatory Skin Diseases", organized by Dr. Anja Saalbach, is closed with 7 papers.
🔗Access all the papers here: https://t.co/RapYBaErNf

[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

Check out my new post: Hemoglobin Superstar; A personal look at iron deficiency anemia. https://t.co/XfKgspDVEL

[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

I just wrote my first note on Substack
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[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

Interesting research in @NatureComms on the transmission of Bifidobacterium strains from mother to infant.
Factors found to be important in strain transfer include: vaginal birth, spontaneous rupture of membranes and avoidance of intrapartum antibiotics. https://t.co/bCN90O0XFV

[ScienceDaily @ScienceDaily]

Got food cravings? What's living in your gut may be responsible https://t.co/u1ChRFjoI2

[nature @Nature]

New research shows a shift in thinking: from menopause as a condition of the female reproductive organs, to one that focuses on neurological causes and effects. “We think of menopause as being driven by changes in the ovary,” says women's health researcher Hadine Joffe. “The notion of the brain at the helm of menopause, that is a different concept.”

https://t.co/78HyRvSPmX

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

👋I’m back. And I wrote about the current wave of attempts to downplay long COVID—less outright denial & more "it’s real but no big deal".

Except: it very much is. It’s a substantial and ongoing crisis that still demands our attention. 1/
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[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

How sketches of the womb have empowered and oppressed women over the ages https://t.co/yCPUQCCCXA

[MicrobiomePost @MicrobiomePost]

The findings of a new study suggest that mothers transmit bacteria to their infants through multiple routes — a process that ensures that babies receive essential microbes.

#microbiota | #health | #digitalhealth | #medicine
https://t.co/wRPoXUSpKq

[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

What's the future for microbe - based therapeutics for the symptoms of menopause? This review article, out today, explores the relationship between estrogen and the gut and vaginal microbiome in postmenopausal women.
https://t.co/9sfJvgvqhR

[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

Here's a positive study in Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health looking at yoga and naturopathic medicine for reducing anxiety and depression in covid-19 patients. https://t.co/urDAktz0et

[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

A great article looking at the possible root cause(s) of depression including discussion of tryptophan deficiency, the gut microbiome, genetics and inflammation. #integrativemedicine #holisticthinking https://t.co/NASyWqyUtt

[John F. Cryan @jfcryan]

Microbial foods for improving human and planetary health https://t.co/KRtJQRySQO

[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

I think my caffeine induced adenosine build up is starting to bind 😆 #timetoaddressmycaffeineconsumption https://t.co/v5hwlM4iPQ

[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

Interesting and scary - How antidepressants help bacteria resist antibiotics. https://t.co/DUnFaTJ0F6

[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

Do you drink kefir? Is it a raw milk or heated milk kefir? This online ahead of print study shows that specific properties of the raw milk kefir contribute to added health benefits including a decreased allergic skin response and modulated immune cells.
https://t.co/v9XzULFqBa

[Nature Reviews Microbiology @NatureRevMicro]

Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations

https://t.co/kO9mNFLm4Y

@EricTopol @ahandvanish @LisaAMcCorkell @julialmv explore key findings, potential mechanisms, overlap with other conditions, potential treatments, and perspectives on long COVID research and care

[Meghan Bauer ND @MeghanBauerND]

NAC, N-Acetyl Cysteine, used in a Yale study with significant improvement for treating brain fog in Long COVID patients. #integrativemedicine #longcovid https://t.co/YLj52vm6Nm