We’re paying careful attention to inflammatory damage to the brain associated with chronic infections in the digestive tract and elsewhere, including periodontal disease. Many studies are documenting the major role this plays in neurodegeneration and dementia:

1. Alzheimer’s disease and peripheral infections
2. Infection and Alzheimer’s disease
3. Eradication of Helicobacter pylori and Alzheimer’s disease
4. H. pylori antibody increased in Alzheimer’s cerebrospinal fluid
5. Herpes simplex and Alzheimer’s disease

This is one of the reasons we place so much value on the Gastrointestinal Function Profile for detecting chronic gut infections.

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