Our gut microbiome has an impact on our sleep! The gut microbiome produces metabolites that are involved in the production of neurotransmitters that help sleep, such as serotonin. Researchers depleted mice of intestinal microorganisms using antibiotics and found that the mice without a healthy gut microbiome did not sleep as well as the normal mice. Maintaining a healthy gut microbiome with plenty of dietary fiber has the potential to help those who have trouble sleeping.
我们的肠道微生物群会对睡眠造成影响！肠道微生物群会产生代谢产物，而这些代谢产物参与了有助于睡眠的神经递质（例如：血清素）的生产过程。研究人员使用抗生素清除了试验鼠的肠道微生物，他们发现没有健康肠道微生物群的试验鼠，其睡眠质量不如正常的小鼠。多摄取膳食纤维来维持健康的肠道微生物群，可为那些具有睡眠困难的人提供帮助。
December 2020
2020年12月
http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/research-list/p202011271448
Gut Microbiota Affects Brain Function and Mood
Recent research shows a link between mood disorders and damage to the gut microbiota. Researchers have discovered that chronic stress causes harmful changes in the gut microbiota, resulting in depressive-like behaviors. Simply transferring the microbiota from an animal with mood disorders to a healthy animal was enough to cause depressive-like behaviors in the latter. Keeping the gut microbiota healthy could be a promising method for alleviating depressive-like behaviors.
最近的研究表明，情绪障碍与受损的肠道菌群之间存在关联。研究人员已经发现，慢性压力会导致肠道菌群发生有害的变化，从而导致类似于抑郁症的行为。仅仅把患有情绪障碍动物的肠道菌群移植到健康动物体内，就足以让后者产生类似于抑郁症的行为。保持健康的肠道菌群，可能是一种缓解类似抑郁症行为的有效方法。
December 2020
2020年12月
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19931-2
A healthy gut microbiome is important for overall health. A study done by the University of California, Riverside has suggested that unhealthy childhood diets can alter the gut microbiome with a lasting influence into adulthood. An unhealthy and unbalanced microbiome can lead to the body being more susceptible to disease. Good health starts from childhood. As one of the researchers stated, “You are not only what you eat, but what you ate as a child!”
健康的肠道微生物群对整体的健康至关重要。加州大学里弗赛德分校的一项研究表明，儿童时期不健康的饮食能够改变肠道的微生物群，并且这种影响会持续到成年时期。不健康和不平衡的微生物群，会让身体更容易罹患疾病。良好的健康始于童年时期。正如一位研究人员所说的：“不仅是人如其食，更是和小时候的饮食息息相关！”
February 2021
2021年2月
https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/224/4/jeb239699/223410/Early-life-effects-of-juvenile-Western-diet-and
