10/08/2025
Food for thought this Thanksgiving:)
Do you experience brain fog or memory lapses or depression? New research in May 2025 study demonstrates that Akkermansia sends signals through your vagus nerve straight to your brain. It makes propionate, a chemical that powers your brain cells. It can stop inflammation. If you lose this bacteria, inflammation shoots up everywhere. Your brain cells shrink. Fat builds up. Memory fades. Scientists found people with the lowest Akkermansia levels were 16 times more likely to stay depressed.
Studies on the Chinese mushroom Fu Ling show it brings Akkermansia back. Fu Ling polysaccharide feeds your gut's mucus layer where Akkermansia lives. Lab tests on mice showed Fu Ling treatment dramatically increased Akkermansia. The special sugars within the mushroom create the perfect environment for Akkermansia to multiply. This latest research confirms Fu Ling strengthens your gut wall and cuts the stress signals going from gut to brain.
If you have any questions or to book an Acupuncture appointment/Herbal consult, please call 519-336-4300:)