Gut Biome, etc.

[AmericanaMama]

I've requested a book from my local library and was wondering if anyone has read it. It's called This is Your Brain on Food by Uma Naidoo, M.D. She works with Mass General's Nutritional Psychiatry area. I was like, "nutritional psychiatry"? I guess it's a relatively new specialty. She talks about gut biome dysfunction and gluten being huge drivers of mental health issues. Personally I have struggled over the years with bipolar depression and I find this very interesting.

[Scott Adams]

I've not heard about this book, but it does sound interesting. Gut biome research and treatments around it are a huge focus of current medical research and new medications that may help treat a variety of disease, including celiac disease. It also interesting that this is now a specialty field in psychology. I think that is great, as my experience with how gluten sensitivity can cause major psychiatric issues in many people has always made me think that this should be a bigger focus in psychology.

[ViolaRose]

Apparently your gut has a separate "brain" from your head. So it's impossible to out think gut level anxiety. It would be cool to see more research on the subject. 

[Posterboy]

AmericanaMama,

See this thread.....

I just replied to....it has some interesting things that mentions some things about your Gut Biome / Mind Axis that you might find interesting.

I am not following the forum on a daily basis anymore....so I didn't know you had started this thread on the topic.

Here is one of the research articles it mentions

Entitled "Gut microbiota-derived vitamins - underrated powers of a multipotent ally in psychiatric health and disease"

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33428888/

I hope this is is helpful but it is not medical advice.

Posterboy,

[AmericanaMama]

Thanks!!!