Lifespan greatly enhanced with Synbiotics

Scientists fed fruit flies with a combination of probiotics and an herbal supplement called Triphala that was able to prolong the flies’ longevity by 60 % and protect them against chronic diseases associated with aging.

Susan Westfall, Nikita Lomis, Satya Prakash. Longevity extension in Drosophila through gut-brain communication. Scientific Reports, 2018; 8 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-25382-z

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Tags: aging, Bifidobacteria longum spp. Infantis, chronic disease, chronic inflammation, Depression, Diabetes, gut-brain, Irritable bowel syndrome, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus plantarum, life extension, longevity, Neurodegeneration, Obesity, prebiotics, Probiotics, Triphala