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Now initially you might think you don't need or even want to know aboutbutyrate (ˈbjuːtɪˌreɪt) noun,
any salt or ester of butyric acid, containing the monovalent group C3H7COO- or ion C3H7COO–, and when you then bumped into this, having first found out it is in butter, you might well panic:
Examples of butyrate in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebClear plastic screwdriver handles are usually made from cellulose acetate butyrate, a material developed in the 1930s.
— Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "Why Do My Old Plastic Screwdriver Handles Stink?," 8 Oct. 2017But then you would realize that lately it has had a great rise in reputation and helps maintain your biodome and aids in the production of key neurotransmitters that help both our gut and our brains to work. Apparently we make it when bacteria in our bellies ferment high fibre carbohydrates, but it is also, and here is the punchline, found in butter! The highest food source for it. I am relieved, and think I will just butter up everything!
At least these verbose scientist think so:
The neuropharmacology of butyrate: The bread and butter of the microbiota-gut-brain axis?
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World’s Worst Novel: Chapter Twenty-Four
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Weather or naut …
The weather is playing tricks on us, and we are hesitating to set out into a blow accompanied by a misty, blinding fog. So it is time to kick back and relax, even though we were that close … I … Continue reading
Happy [nice and early] Canadian Thanksgiving …
have a wonderful day, holiday or otherwise, and always buckle up your baby. Mmmm, babies ….
I know these aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but the fate of the peasant is often on my mind …
One of the reasons I like Russ Roberts is that he is willing to interview people with whom he disagrees on fairly major philosophical and ideological grounds. He will get his point in, but then let the guest speak. And I … Continue reading
So we went to New York to look at a boat …
and it was a very interesting and odd trip. I didn’t take enough pictures to tell the story that is has turned into, and I am not sure what the point even is, but let’s just start by saying that … Continue reading
Something is not quite right …
and I am rather wonky and posting will have to wait. I am sure I will return in fighting form but not today … the letters are dancing too much and it makes them hard to organize into words. We … Continue reading
World’s Worst Novel: Chapter Seventeen
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World’s Worst Novel: Chapter Sixteen
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I thought I was back, but you just can’t get the Go Home out of the Girl
I know my troubles are like a hill of beans compared to many people’s, but I had been somewhat manically determined to get to the cottage and stay there, seule moi, and after my brief hiatus and with the considerable … Continue reading
Please excuse my inexcusable absence, here’s what happened …
First it rained and it rained and it rained. But it is amazing what you can find under 50 years’ worth of detritus. My dad painted the orange painting on the left and the one you can’t see beside it. … Continue reading
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