Sean Gibbons

disruptions to the composition and the functionality of our microbiota are associated with many chronic diseases like we were discussing earlier and you know if you're not paying attention to your microbes if you're not feeding your microbes with the kinds of things they like to eat like dietary polysaccharides from plants they'll start eating you.

disruptions to the composition and the functionality of our microbiota are associated with many chronic diseases like we were discussing earlier and you know if you're not paying attention to your microbes if you're not feeding your microbes with the kinds of things they like to eat like dietary polysaccharides from plants they'll start eating you.

They'll eat your mucus layer, which will thin and cause inflammation. You'll get constipation. And all of these factors can potentially increase your risk for things like diabetes or chronic kidney disease or neurodegenerative disorders. So to stay healthy throughout your lifespan, feed your microbes.

They'll eat your mucus layer, which will thin and cause inflammation. You'll get constipation. And all of these factors can potentially increase your risk for things like diabetes or chronic kidney disease or neurodegenerative disorders. So to stay healthy throughout your lifespan, feed your microbes.

One of the reasons we embarked upon this study is the student working on it, Johannes Johnson Martinez, he had family members who had suffered from neurodegenerative disorders, in particular Parkinson's disease. And I myself actually have an aunt who passed away a few years ago and suffered for many years with Parkinson's disease.

One of the reasons we embarked upon this study is the student working on it, Johannes Johnson Martinez, he had family members who had suffered from neurodegenerative disorders, in particular Parkinson's disease. And I myself actually have an aunt who passed away a few years ago and suffered for many years with Parkinson's disease.

And so we were we were interested in understanding what factors could give rise in the long term to these types of conditions. And for both of our family members, these individuals had suffered from chronic constipation for decades prior to the disease diagnosis. And this was a clue to us as to what might be driving disease in the long run and why we wanted to look in a cohort of healthy people

And so we were we were interested in understanding what factors could give rise in the long term to these types of conditions. And for both of our family members, these individuals had suffered from chronic constipation for decades prior to the disease diagnosis. And this was a clue to us as to what might be driving disease in the long run and why we wanted to look in a cohort of healthy people

to understand, you know, is this just correlation or causation, right? Is bound movement frequency actually a risk factor in the long run for these types of conditions?

to understand, you know, is this just correlation or causation, right? Is bound movement frequency actually a risk factor in the long run for these types of conditions?

Thank you.

Thank you.