Ever heard your “GUT is your SECOND BRAIN?”
Did you know that your gut can cause depression and especially when the gut’s immune system is activated due to infection, resolving that inflammation and addressing that infection can make all the difference!
In this episode, I review a patient’s case who was suffering from a major depressive disorder, extreme anxiety, insomnia and diarrhea for the last several years.
The scientific evidence is there to know and realize that gut health, digestive health, and even our immune health is critically important for our brain health. I want to empower you to use this knowledge and the resources to your advantage. Watch, learn, and SHARE to save lives and let’s help bring more people the answers they need to escape the depths of depression!
The relationship and evidence are clear that gut health will impact your mental health and it’s time to put that science into practice! If you want help, call us at 931-591-2010 and schedule a consultation or fill out our form below!
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Resources / References:
The gut-brain barrier in major depression: intestinal mucosal dysfunction with an increased translocation of LPS from gram-negative enterobacteria (leaky gut) plays a role in the inflammatory pathophysiology of depression.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18283240
Your gut is directly connected to your brain, by a newly discovered neuron circuit
Reconceptualizing major depressive disorder as an infectious disease
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25364500
The concept of depression as a dysfunction of the immune system
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3002174/
Is depression a kind of allergic reaction?
Think Twice: How the Gut’s “Second Brain” Influences Mood and Well-Being
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gut-second-brain/
Resistant Starch: Promise for Improving Human Health
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3823506/pdf/587.pdf
RESISTANT STARCH: ADDING MORE TO YOUR DIET COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE.
http://herbalpharmacist.com/resistant_starch/
How Resistant Starch Will Help to Make You Healthier and Thinner
https://chriskresser.com/how-resistant-starch-will-help-to-make-you-healthier-and-thinner/
Secretory IgA’s Complex Roles in Immunity and Mucosal Homeostasis in the Gut
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3774538/
The Gut-Brain Axis: The Missing Link in Depression
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4662178/
Serotonin: A mediator of the brain-gut connection
Gut Microbes and the Brain: Paradigm Shift in Neuroscience
https://www.jneurosci.org/content/34/46/15490
Leaky gut biomarkers in depression and suicidal behavior
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6587489/pdf/ACPS-139-185.pdf
Impact of functional restoration after anterior cervical fusion on chronic disability in work-related neck pain
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1529943002002085