Scott C Anderson
@scottcanderson.bsky.social
Scientist and science writer. Author of The Psychobiotic Revolution with the brilliant scientists John Cryan and Ted Dinan. I write for Psychology Today and New Scientist. Find me at scottcanderson.substack.com
Incredibly, our brain can’t develop properly without a healthy gut microbiome. Is there anything microbes can’t do? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/how-gut-mi...
How Gut Microbes Guide Early Brain Development
Our microbes help train our brains to live in a microbial world.
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Coffee can reduce anxiety and psychological stress. It even lowers inflammation. That is courtesy of our gut microbiome, which also adores a morning jolt of joe. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/your-gut-m...
Your Gut Microbes Would Like a Cup of Coffee
Don’t speak to me until my microbes are caffeinated.
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Type 2 diabetes can start in the gut. Can it also end in the gut? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/diabetes-a...
Diabetes and the Gut-Brain Axis
There is a powerful, exploitable connection between diabetes and the gut microbiome.
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Type 2 diabetes can start in the gut. Can it also end in the gut? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/diabetes-a...
Diabetes and the Gut-Brain Axis
There is a powerful, exploitable connection between diabetes and the gut microbiome.
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Fibromyalgia hurts everywhere but may start in the gut. That’s a clue to dialing it down as well. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/fibromyalg...
Fibromyalgia and the Gut-Brain Axis
The gut microbiome is a significant component of fibromyalgia.
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Fibromyalgia hurts everywhere but may start in the gut. That’s a clue to dialing it down as well. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/fibromyalg...
Fibromyalgia and the Gut-Brain Axis
The gut microbiome is a significant component of fibromyalgia.
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The world of probiotics changed forever when Ted Dinan, Catherine Stanton, and John Cryan of University College Cork announced a new type of probiotic, called a psychobiotic. Want to improve your mood? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/culturing-...
Culturing Happiness
How a century of probiotics led to the psychobiotic revolution.
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Surprisingly, GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic act like antidepressants. But they can’t do it without help from gut microbes. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/what-ozemp...
What Ozempic Does to the Gut-Brain Axis
Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs have an unexpected impact on gut microbes and mood.
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Our sense of smell has an outsized impact on our mood, enjoyment of food, hygiene, social interactions, and even our sex life. Keep it tuned up. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/how-the-no...
How the Nose-Brain Axis Shapes Mood and Memory
There is an important connection between your nose bacteria and your brain.
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Our sense of smell has an outsized impact on our mood, enjoyment of food, hygiene, social interactions, and even our sex life. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/how-the-no...
How the Nose-Brain Axis Shapes Mood and Memory
There is an important connection between your nose bacteria and your brain.
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Monsanto has a patent on glyphosate as an antimicrobial, which explains its deadly impact on our microbiome. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/the-shocki...
The Shocking Impact of Glyphosate on the Microbiome
Glyphosate, the chemical in Roundup, is also an antibiotic that damages the gut microbiome.
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Monsanto has a patent on glyphosate as an antimicrobial. That explains its deadly impact on our microbiome. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/the-shocki...
The Shocking Impact of Glyphosate on the Microbiome
Glyphosate, the chemical in Roundup, is also an antibiotic that damages the gut microbiome.
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A recently discovered circulatory system called the interstitium provides a whole new superhighway for gut microbes and their metabolites to affect the brain. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/the-body-w...
The Body-wide Web
A new circulatory system has been discovered, and it’s big.
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A recently discovered circulatory system called the interstitium provides a whole new superhighway for gut microbes and their metabolites to affect the brain. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/the-body-w...
The Body-wide Web
A new circulatory system has been discovered, and it’s big.
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New treatments for head injuries don’t work directly on the brain, but on gut microbes. We know how the microbiome affects the brain, but it goes both ways. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/head-traum...
Head Trauma is a Gut Punch
Every time you hit your head, you disturb your gut microbes.
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Microplastics can cause depression and anxiety. But the plastics rarely make it to the brain, according to a new study. Instead, they accumulate in the gut. So what gives? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/can-gut-mi...
Can Gut Microbes Save Us From Plastic?
A prebiotic fiber seems to fix the problems that microplastics cause in the gut.
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Microplastics can cause depression and anxiety. But the plastics rarely make it to the brain, according to a new study. Instead, they accumulate in the gut. So what gives? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/can-gut-mi...
Can Gut Microbes Save Us From Plastic?
A prebiotic fiber seems to fix the problems that microplastics cause in the gut.
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Microplastics can cause depression and anxiety. But the plastics rarely make it to the brain, according to a new study. Instead, they accumulate in the gut. So what gives? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/can-gut-mi...
Can Gut Microbes Save Us From Plastic?
A prebiotic fiber seems to fix the problems that microplastics cause in the gut.
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What does walking in the woods do to your gut microbes? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/take-your-...
Take Your Microbes for a Walk
Your microbes benefit in multiple ways from "forest bathing".
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The first organ stop after digestion is the liver where rogue microbes can raise a ruckus and alarm the brain. The brilliant Dr. Hirsh Trivedi joins me for an exploration of the gut-brain-liver axis. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/the-gut-li...
The Gut-Liver-Brain Axis: What Happens When the Body’s First Defense Fails
Three organ systems. One biological conversation. And what happens when the signals break down.
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Coffee can reduce anxiety and psychological stress. It even lowers inflammation. That is courtesy of our gut microbiome, which also adores a morning jolt of joe. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/your-gut-m...
Your Gut Microbes Would Like a Cup of Coffee
Don’t speak to me until my microbes are caffeinated.
scottcanderson.substack.com
The inflammatory molecule interleukin-6 is elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid of people who attempt suicide. Intriguingly, the levels are even higher among those who chose more violent methods. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/a-microbia...
A Microbial Signature for Suicidal Tendencies
The gut and oral microbiome have a surprising relationship with suicidal ideation.
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The inflammatory molecule interleukin-6 is elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid of people who attempt suicide. Intriguingly, the levels are higher among those who chose more violent methods. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/a-microbia...
A Microbial Signature for Suicidal Tendencies
The gut and oral microbiome have a surprising relationship with suicidal ideation.
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The first organ stop after digestion is the liver where rogue microbes can raise a ruckus and alarm the brain. The brilliant Dr. Hirsh Trivedi joins me for an exploration of the gut-brain-liver axis. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/the-gut-li...
The Gut-Liver-Brain Axis: What Happens When the Body’s First Defense Fails
Three organ systems. One biological conversation. And what happens when the signals break down.
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Fecal transplants are like organ transplants, but with slightly less dignity. Could they cure disease, help us lose weight, and improve our mood? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/yes-fecal-...
Yes, Fecal Transplants Are a Thing
Fecal transplants sound icky, but they can be a lifesaver.
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The first stop after digestion is the liver where microbes can raise a ruckus and alarm the brain. The brilliant Dr. Hirsh Trivedi joins me for an exploration of the gut-brain-liver axis. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/the-gut-li...
The Gut-Liver-Brain Axis: What Happens When the Body’s First Defense Fails
Three organ systems. One biological conversation. And what happens when the signals break down.
scottcanderson.substack.com
The thymus is an important gland involved in immunity that is supposed to shrivel up after puberty, along with our pimples and idealism. But what if that isn’t true? scottcanderson.substack.com/p/the-founta...
The Fountain of Youth Lies On Top Of Your Heart
How the thymus controls health and aging, even into old age.
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Why do we wake up at 3AM? Why are we wired, yet tired all the time? The marvelous Kat Fu asks me these tough questions, and I talk about the bizarre microbial connection to these modern problems. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/is-your-gu...
Is your gut spiking cortisol at 3 a.m?
The gut-brain loop behind "tired but wired”
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Why do we wake up at 3AM? Why are we wired, yet tired all the time? The marvelous Kat Fu asks me these tough questions, and I talk about the bizarre microbial connection to these modern problems. scottcanderson.substack.com/p/is-your-gu...
Is your gut spiking cortisol at 3 a.m?
The gut-brain loop behind "tired but wired”
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