Dr. Laura Cox
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“For example, there's higher levels of melatonin, the sleep hormone, in the late-night milk,”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox explains that late-night breast milk contains higher levels of melatonin, the sleep hormone.
“constipation symptoms can precede”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox notes that research has found constipation symptoms can precede the onset of Parkinson's by 20 years.
“What is it producing? And so how can we keep everything in balance that way?”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox continues explaining the goal of understanding what an individual's microbiome is producing to keep everything in balance.
“There are some studies that suggest that the mom can kind of respond to the baby, and if she senses inflammation, she can kind of send out different signals,”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox discusses studies suggesting a mother can respond to her baby's microbiome needs during breastfeeding.
“So then there's higher levels of cortisol, the awake hormone, in the a.m. milk. And so the thought is, if you separate that, you might be able to get your baby to sleep better.”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox discusses how morning breast milk has higher cortisol levels and suggests separating morning and evening milk might help babies sleep better.
“Parkinson's disease is one of those diseases with the most evidence that the gut microbiome is involved,”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox says Parkinson's disease has strong evidence linking it to the gut microbiome.
“direct effect on the brain.”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox adds that GLP-1 drugs can have a direct effect on the brain.
“She gets higher levels of what I like to call baby bacteria,”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox describes how a mother's gut microbiome changes during pregnancy to include higher levels of what she calls baby bacteria.
“So the GLP-1 might have a direct protective effect in preventing Alzheimer's disease,”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox discusses the possibility that GLP-1 drugs may help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
“We know that breast milk contains many different components to feed an infant's gut microbiome.”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox notes that breast milk contains many components to feed an infant's gut microbiome.
“GLP-1s can affect the gut microbiome because they can act on the gut barrier and change some of the immune interactions,”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox explains how GLP-1 drugs used for diabetes or obesity can affect the gut microbiome.
“Now in late stage, it doesn't seem to have an effect. And it may be too late of an intervention there. But there may be a pathway for disease prevention very, very early on.”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox notes that GLP-1 drugs may not help in late-stage Alzheimer's but could play a role in early disease prevention.
“We're trying to say not just how can I have a generic healthy microbiome, but what is your microbiome lacking?”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox describes how researchers are studying individual gut microbiomes to determine what they are lacking.
“We know that there are many pathways to Parkinson's. So there are other environmental toxicants that can lead to this. We think the gut microbiome is a really important pathway there.”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox discusses multiple pathways to Parkinson's disease, including environmental toxicants and the gut microbiome.
“It supports brain health. And it's been linked to many different neurologic diseases.”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox says vitamin B supports brain health and has been linked to many neurologic diseases.
“is the trillions of microbial cells that live in our guts,”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox explains what the gut microbiome is during an interview about gut health and neurological health.
“It tunes the immune system,”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox explains that vitamin B tunes the immune system.
“One of the things that we understand about Parkinson's is that oftentimes, there's a genetic risk plus an environmental risk on top of it,”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox explains that Parkinson's disease often involves both genetic and environmental risk factors.
“a community of microbes that supports our health”
Dr. Laura Cox · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26
Cox describes the gut microbiome as a community of microbes that supports health by making vitamins, educating the immune system, and protecting against pathogens.