Ep 080 - Prebiotics, Fiber & Lower Cholesterol

Dante answers a listener question about how prebiotics, fiber supplements, and whether they interact with Lipitor. There's a lot of hype around prebiotics, but is any of it justified?

Plus, a new study illustrates the opposing roles dopamine and serotonin play in shaping our decisions and learning processes. Joey discusses how understanding these key brain chemicals can lead to faster learning and avoiding the same spiral of chasing dopamine with things like social media doom scrolling.

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CHAPTERS:
00:28 - Show Intro
01:25 - Listener Question: Prebiotics
02:05 - What are Prebiotics?
04:03 - Good vs. Bad Gut Bacteria
09:20 - What are naturally occurring prebiotics?
13:59 - Can prebiotics curb appetite?
17:09 - Will prebiotics interfere with statins?
20:20 - What is the pre/pro/postbiotic process?
22:11 - Why do we care about postbiotics?
26:35 - Prebiotic Soda
28:44 - Serotonin and Dopamine
30:17 - What are Dopamine and Serotonin?
32:41 - Synergy Hypothesis & Opponency Hypothesis
33:39 - Study Findings
41:41 - Connection with depression and addiction
46:25 - Show Outro

SHOW NOTES:
1) Dopamine and serotonin's opposing roles (PsyPost) - https://tinyurl.com/52sbb8a2
2) Dopamine and Serotonin (Study) - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08412-x

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