How Butyrate Supports Gut, Cell & Brain Function

Jessica Kane Berman

In this episode you’ll learn…

… how butyrate and phospholipids keep your gut, cells and brain performing at their best.

Find out how your mucosal barrier defends against pathogens in your gut microbiome.
Latest discoveries in the field of cell membrane medicine and how this determines how your body functions now and as you age.

Jessica Kane Berman shares new information and interesting science about cellular health from the perspective of BodyBio and explains how true liposomal phosphatidylcholine and phospholipids get through to the cells to help rebuild that membrane.

She also touches on how “good” bacteria in your gut help your body break down dietary fiber in your large intestine, that produces butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid and how this short-chain fatty acid production in our gut is so important – it feeds the colonocytes, that line our gut wall contributing significantly to systemic health.

Here’s a few good things butyrate does in your gut:

Helps maintain the thickness of the mucosal barrier—keeps the good in and the bad out
Helps the expression of tight junctions and strengthens the gut wall
Expresses MUC2: this produces mucus, which thickens your mucous lining
Regulates T-Cells and helps lower cytokine release
Increases microbiome diversity
Anti-inflammatory properties help improve intestinal barrier function and mucosal immunity

Butyrate goes way beyond the gut to influence bone mass and density, asthma and allergies, histamine intolerance, body detoxification, inflammatory brain pathways, and mitochondrial function. Butyrate also can alter gene expression, protect against cancer, and regulate the body’s immune system.

“It just has to start at cellular health,” Jess says. “That’s this foundation that’s so important to all these other issues that you’re looking at tackling. So, if you don’t take care of this part of your health, you’re not going to see gains in the long run, especially from the longevity standpoint.”

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