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Personalising our gut bacteria to improve mental health
TheMooseZeus posted a topic in Sustainable Technologies & Ethical Living
Hello All! (I should start this off by saying I know hardly anything about this topic.) I've recently seen many videos popping up on Facebook and youtube, all Ted talks and such. Videos about how our gut/ micro biome and how this can effect our mental health. I was wondering if anyone here has experimented with different probiotic medicine, supplements or probably more commonly diets to improve mental health or cognitive function. These new discoveries have come about during a time where my health has been poor in terms of digestion and this lead to an obvious link between how I'm feeling not only physically but mentally. So if anyone can share their experiences with similar events in their lives I would love to hear it. This same thing may also bring good evidence to purging. https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/videos/your-belly-controls-your-brain-298065 This interesting video sums up a lot of other research i have seen -Thanks guys! -
you're gonna be hearing a lot more about this as more research comes out. -about 90% of the cells in your body aren't human. -probiotics (eg real yoghurt) attempt to add good bacteria to your gut. -prebiotics (things like inulin) are consumed in an attempt to give your gut biome something to feed on. there's probably an old thread i could have put this in, but there is new research about this type of prebiotic and it's potential benefits are amazing, better sleep, conclusion of allergies, reduced inflammation, satiety, colon health and more. properly fed, your bacteria produce massive quantities of butyrate. i won't add links, but i'm really hoping people will contribute in this thread and maybe post their own experiences. resistant starches aka indigestible starches are best sourced from raw potatos or unripe bananas, or in realistic terms, unmodified potato starch (up to four doses per day consisting of one tablespoon each) or plantain flour. there are some other sources and it might be possible to get plenty of resistant starch in your diet alone without supplementing, but doing so would tend to contradict a low carb diet. (as for the carbs extant in the supplemental forms, i guess they have minimal impact on caloric intake and insulin since the bacteria gets much of it) results tend to be better when probiotics are included in the diet (unpasteurised greek yoghurt, fermented vegetables, kefir, supplements). i wish torsten was around to read and/or add to this. who is gonna do this with me and post results?
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