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Ever wondered what happens to your gut as you get older? Spot the difference \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As we age…<\/strong><\/div>\n
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– Our sense of smell and taste can decrease<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– Our stomach produces less acid<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– Our large intestine moves more slowly, i.e. slowed motility<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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– The diversity of our gut microbes typically reduce<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Altogether it can lead to more gut symptoms, reduced appetite and affected absorption of some vitamins (particularly b12) and minerals.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In fact, did you know that a subset of people with symptoms of dementia may actually have untreated B12 deficiency? This is why people suspected of dementia are typically screened for B12 deficiency before they’re diagnosed.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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If they are deficient, once supplemented their cognitive impairment improves! i.e. they never actually had dementia, just B12 deficiency… all because of their ageing gut.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But an ageing gut it’s certainly not a life sentence and it doesn’t have to be that way! <\/span>Research shows those who age healthily have a more diverse microbiome. In fact, centenarians living to 100 years old or more have been shown to have special profiles of gut bacteria! It\u2019s all about #TheDiversityDiet which I can\u2019t wait to share with you in my book Eat More, Live Well<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever wondered what happens to your gut as you get older? Spot the difference \ud83d\ude09 \u00a0 As we age… – Our sense of smell and taste can decrease – Our stomach produces less acid – Our large intestine moves more slowly, i.e. slowed motility – The diversity of our gut microbes typically reduce \u00a0 Altogether…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":2597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beyond-the-gut"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGut health & age | The Gut Health Doctor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ever wondered what happens to your gut as you get older? 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