💫 THE GUT ALTERS BRAIN CHEMICALS:⁣
The trillions of bacteria that reside within the gastrointestinal tract - have been found to not only be an essential component to the immune and metabolic health, but also seems to influence development and functioning of the CNS/Brain (Strandwitz et al., 2018).⁣
Of the latter, bacteria have been shown to produce and/or consume a wide range of neurotransmitters, including dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, or gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).⁣
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🔴GUT HEALTH AND ANXIETY:⁣
In Generalised Anxiety Disorder researchers found markedly decreased microbial richness and diversity, reduced short-chain fatty acid (SCFA)-producing bacteria (associated with a healthy status) and overgrowth of bacteria, such as Escherichia-Shigella, Fusobacterium and Ruminococcus gnavus. This study identified microbiota dysbiosis of gut microbiota in GAD patients, suggesting that targeting the microbiome may be a useful therapeutic and preventive target for GAD (Jiang et al., 2018)⁣
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⚫️GUT HEALTH AND DEPRESSION:⁣
We know that dopamine and serotonin are two very important neurotransmitters that influence our mood and pleasure, and this can be easily disturbed/altered when the ratios of certain gut bacteria are altered (Jones et al., 2011).⁣
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💥TAKEAWAY: ⁣
Our GUT plays a monu”mental” role in keeping us happy and focused. There are many factors that affect our gut health, and its exciting to see research on how it changes our mood.⁣
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