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What the gut?? 🤢
Hey Reader!
Here's a little audio treat! This is something I recorded and shared with some of my colleagues earlier this year before I started sharing Brain Bites.
What are your thoughts on your gut? Do you take a probiotic?
I know a lot of my patients want to talk about this topic and this 8 minute audio clip walks through an article I read from Current Psychiatry called Gut Microbiota and the Symptoms of Psychosis: is there a link?​
You can hear my take and a summary of the article HERE!
Ultimately here's what it comes down to:
- There are a lot of bacteria that live inside of us and they have a lot of different roles that we don't really understand
- There is definitely a correlation between the gut microbiota and mental health but we're not sure about causation yet
- It seems like the more diversity, the better!
- Leaky gut syndrome is bad and can be caused by a variety of things but especially the kinds and amounts of bacteria and stress
- Diet changes can effect the gut microbiome within just a few days
- Avoiding smoking, toxins/pollutants, recreational drugs, and excessive alcohol can help keep the gut biome healthy
- Increase soluble fiber (fruits and veggies) and exercise
- Here's the transcript if you can't listen right now
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How cool is this??
I love that there are so many smart people out there looking for a different kind of answer than just taking a pill.
Medications are definitely the answer for many people right now, but it's nice to have options!
Cheers to healthy brains through healthy guts!
-Dr. B
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