Ridiculously Healthy Elderly People and their Gut Microbiomes #Science

Healthy older couple. Researchers found that the gut microbiota of exceedingly healthy elderly up to 100 years old was very similar to the gut microbiota of healthy 30 year olds.

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In one of the largest microbiota studies conducted in humans, researchers at Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute and Tianyi Health Science Institute in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China have shown a potential link between healthy aging and a healthy gut.

With the establishment of the China-Canada Institute, the researchers studied the gut bacteria in a cohort of more than 1,000 Chinese individuals in a variety of age-ranges from 3 to over 100 years-old who were self-selected to be extremely healthy with no known health issues and no family history of disease. The results showed a direct correlation between health and the microbes in the intestine.

Science Daily:  'Ridiculously healthy' elderly have the same gut microbiome as healthy 30-year-olds

Maybe the first observation is these bugs appear to do incredibly good things so how can I get some, whatever they are.


Just now you need to create the environment for your microbiota yourself by living well and eating the right food, just as Mother always told you.

"This demonstrates that maintaining diversity of your gut as you age is a biomarker of healthy aging, just like low-cholesterol is a biomarker of a healthy circulatory system," Gloor said. The researchers suggest that resetting an elderly microbiota to that of a 30-year-old might help promote health.

"By studying healthy people, we hope to know what we are striving for when people get sick," said Reid.

The study also found a distinct anomaly in the group aged 19 to 24 that has not been observed in large-scale analyses of other populations and they suspect may be unique to this healthy cohort in China. The distinct gut microbiota of this group was a surprising finding and requires further study.

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After further research, there may well be some type of medical protocol which can help create the healthy microbiota environment.since it appears they are working toward that now.  Even if, like many, you have been neglectful of your microbiota, there may in time be some medical relief from that.

Zen Yogi:  so what should I do just now?

Get your exercise and eat your broccoli, brother bear.