This post is a report on a self-experiment with flagellin immunization, tested as an approach to adjust the gut microbiome in a favorable direction. Flagellin is the protein that makes up bacterial flagellae, and it is hypothesized that there is a sizable overlap between populations of gut microbes that possess flagellae and populations of gut microbes that are harmful rather than helpful. The harmful microbes are largely a problem because they contribute to chronic inflammation, while helpful microbes are largely beneficial due to the metabolites that they produce. <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2019/12/potentially-significant-gut-microbio…
Reporting on a Study of One with Flagellin Immunization to Adjust the Gut Microbiome
This post is a report on a self-experiment with flagellin immunization, tested as an approach to adjust the gut microbiome in a favorable direction. Flagellin is the protein that makes up bacterial flagellae, and it is hypothesized that there is a sizable overlap between populations of gut microbes that possess flagellae and populations of gut microbes that are harmful rather than helpful. The harmful microbes are largely a problem because they contribute to chronic inflammation, while helpful microbes are largely beneficial due to the metabolites that they produce. <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2019/12/potentially-significant-gut-microbio…