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Post by Olubukola Falade on Jan 6, 2016 10:41:29 GMT -4
It’s amazing and interesting to know the relationship between the gut and temperament, now I understand why i sometimes get “butterflies in my stomach”. It has become easier to understand the need to maintain good diet habits in order to improve psychological and physical factors since the proper functioning of the gut can relieve emotional troubles. It is also interesting that the studies show that variety of gut bacteria in people produces a wide array of emotions. The relationship could also explain why psychological anomalies like panic or anxiety attack exhibit GI disturbances like nausea. Thank you for throwing more light on the issue.
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Post by Adham Saleh on Jan 12, 2016 0:04:17 GMT -4
This article focuses on the association of the brain and the gut and how they can affect one another. The article sheds some light on how food could alter our mood. Which explains why when we feel sad, anxious or stressed we always reach for high fat food. The article explains how and why we tend to eat more fatty food and look for it as a way to comfort our brain during a sad or stressful events. According to the article, in times of stress the stomach produces a hormone called gherlin also know as "hunger hormone" which responsible for signaling hunger to the brain. Also, it plays an important role in regulating reward centers which explains why we feel better after eating.
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Post by Lamin Ceesay on Jan 12, 2016 15:40:09 GMT -4
This very interesting. All along i was looking at this issue the other way around--being that our mind influences our mind. but it makes a lot of sense being that only 5% of the body’s serotonin is stored in the brain. The other 95% of the body’s serotonin is stored in the gut. Depression is widely attributed to a drop in serotonin, a neurotransmitter that is responsible for mood. I am a very picky eater, but this information will go a long way in how i look at depression as a whole, and counsel my patients accordingly
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Post by Deepa Joseph on Jan 12, 2016 23:40:33 GMT -4
Very interesting read. I always thought about how hunger controls mood. For me, when I get hungry I'm quite irritable. I found the part in which 95% of serotonin stored in the gut fascinating. It completely makes sense how antidepressants can cause an upset stomach now. I wonder if people with anxiety started eating fermented foods would have a decrease in their anxiety due to the micro organisms in the fermented food. I can see how comfort food leads to increased levels of happiness now and I want to learn more about the study with the fatty food vs the saline solution. I now understand why I eat more during periods of stress, especially during step 1 study period. I'm sure my ghrelin was at its peak. The gut is definitely our second brain.
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