They are NOT for human or animal consumption, nor are they to be used as drugs, food additives, cosmetics, or household chemicals
Fiber is the quintessential substance needed to nourish the gut microbiota, resulting in subsequent production of short-chain fatty acids such as butyrate, which benefits the brain.15 In addition, theres a possibility that food components such as gluten, casein, or food chemicals to which a client might be intolerant are driving inflammation, disrupting intestinal barrier function, and igniting immune activation
Although these activities are distinct, they act in tandem to promote defense from injury, inflammation, and eventually restoration of tissue homeostasis
Curr Opin Pharmacol 7:3559, PMID: 17602868 Waly MI, Hornig M, Trivedi M, Hodgson N, Kini R, Ohta A, Deth R (2012) Prenatal and postnatal epigenetic programming: implications for GI, immune, and neuronal function in autism