Nutrition and Depression: Understanding the Gut-Brain Connection
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The saying "you are what you eat" takes on a new meaning when discussing the relationship between nutrition and mental health. With ongoing research into the gut-brain connection, it's becoming clear that what you consume can significantly affect your mental well-being, including symptoms of depression. Here's how: The Gut-Brain Axis: - What It Is: The gut-brain axis refers to the biochemical signaling that takes place between the gastrointestinal tract (the gut) and the central nervous system (the brain). There are quite a few other things that make the gut flora balanced. Lactobacillus rhamnosus ( The gut-brain axis: interactions between enteric microbiota, central and enteric nervous systems - PMC, n.d.) was one of the probiotics I've used to fight lactose intolerance. A few days of taking colony-forming numbers of this form reduced my negative reactions to milk products. (para. 13.) - Why It Matters: Research shows that an unhealthy gut can negatively a