Gut bacteria and Parkinson’s
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Researchers have suspected for some time that the link between our gut and brain plays a role in the development of Parkinson's disease.
A recent study identified gut microbes likely to be involved and linked them with decreased riboflavin ( vitamin B2) and biotin (vitamin B7), pointing the way to an unexpectedly simple treatment that may help: B vitamins.
"Supplementation of riboflavin and/or biotin is likely to be beneficial in a subset of Parkinson's disease patients, in which gut dysbiosis plays pivotal roles," Nagoya University medical researcher Hiroshi Nishiwaki and colleagues wrote in their paper published in May 2024..
https://www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-gut-bacteria-link-suggests-an-unexpected-simple-treatment
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I’ve been taking biotin to help strengthen splitting fingernails. Results are uncertain for that, but it’s nice to know there may be other benefits.
