Gut feelings: the future of psychiatry may be inside your stomach

[Sagittarius]

That’s what prompted Greenblatt to take a surprising approach: besides psychotherapy and medication, Greenblatt also prescribed Mary a twice-daily dose of probiotics, the array of helpful bacteria that lives in our gut. The change in Mary was nothing short of miraculous: within six months, her symptoms had greatly diminished. One year after the probiotic prescription, there was no sign that Mary had ever been ill.


Her parents may have been stunned, but to Greenblatt, Mary’s case was an obvious one. An imbalance in the microbes in Mary’s gut was either contributing to, or causing, her mental symptoms. “The gut is really your second brain,” Greenblatt said. “There are more neurons in the GI tract than anywhere else except the brain. http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/21/459571...ur-stomach”

I think this could be something quite useful, I have definitely noticed a pattern in mood and how my stomach felt. Back when I was younger I had constant stomach and heart burn pain from binging on acidic foods and drink with coke being the main culprit.

Once I cut it progressively I noticed the feeling improve dramatically. Interesting body/mind angle that is being brought to light anyhow.

[Spaced]

I agree. The stomach has a lot of neurons and I can definitely tell a difference in my mood and the clarity of my thoughts depending on what I eat.

[reeay]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...cond-brain
How the Gut's 'Second Brain' Influences Mood and Well-Being

There's also ample research on the vagus nerve and how it effects the tummy& mood and such.

[Hototo]

Mood is 90-95% what you eat, which is mostly based on who you eat with, which is mostly based on societal choices, but not always, for example, you can always bring your own lunch for one.

[Crysis]

Mood is 90-95% what you eat, ...

Well, you have to rethink this one .

As for bacteria, they pretty much own our bodies.
http://mpkb.org/home/pathogenesis/microbiota