https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/08/1186092825/studying-the-link-between-the-gut-and-mental-health-is-personal-for-this-scienti
I thought this was interesting
Everyone really needs to say “flora therapy” instead of “fecal transplant.”
It’s an incredibly useful medical tool that runs a big risk of getting ignored or shunned because of the ick factor. A little marketing wouldn’t hurt.
It really makes a lot of sense when you think about it. There are more bacterial cells in the human body than actual human cells. We need this bacteria to survive and we have formed a symbiotic relationship with them.
Yep, gut-liver-brain axis is a thing and people definitely don't know enough about it. Including myself.
I've been reading a lot about Buddhism and it does seem like people understood the connection between gut and mind before, just not in the scientific manner we understand it now.
Also, being a teacher of little kids, if a kid is having a tough time emotionally, my reflex reaction is to ask if they ate breakfast. I whip out a little snack and 99 percente of the time they feel better.
I know emotions are connected to our bellies but I've not thought about mental illness being so connected.
My theory is that we probably conflate lots of mental illnesses because they have similar symptoms. We know today how there are many unrelated reasons that can cause a blocked nose. Even though a pollen allergy and viral infection both cause sneezing and a blocked nose, the way to deal with these conditions in the long term is not the same. My gut says that we’re still early as a society in our exploration of mental health and at least some illnesses will be identified in our lifetimes as definitely being caused by the biome.