Happy Sunday everyone, hope you all had a great weekend. Have had many questions this week on probiotic supplements and their role in mental health.
These are very exciting times as the medical community is starting to recognize the massive impact your gut has on mental health. Currently, researchers are trying to figure out if anxiety and depression occur before or after an imbalance of bacteria in your gut. That's how influential your gut is.
Many mental health conditions are associated with gut dysbiosis and chronic low-level inflammation. The gut microbiome plays a major role in immune system development and function. Dysbiosis in the gut microbiome can cause increased inflammatory cytokine production. Leaky gut is often a factor , as microorganisms move out of the gut and into the body where they create an inflammatory response.
Research has shown that chronic systemic inflammation is a common factor in conditions such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and more.
How to support microbiome health : Taking a quality probiotic supplement and reducing stress, can help reduce inflammation and associated mental health symptoms. ( Also, read my previous blog-post " How to fix leaky gut" and " Can Gluten affect your mood".
One of my favorite probiotic supplements that I usually recommend to my patients is Megasporebiotic . Spore-based probiotics are much more effective than conventional probiotics , because they are designed to survive through the harsh gastric system, colonize , and increase microbial diversity in the gut. New research shows that spore probiotics from Bacillus can actually survive to reach the intestines nearly 100% of the time, compared to 1-3% expected in commonly used probiotic strains, without being refrigrated.
You can learn more about this Probiotic under my dispensary at fullscript .
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For more products on leaky gut syndrome, check under " Gut Health", under my dispensary and leave me a message here if you have any question. Under my dispensary, you can order medical grade supplements at a discounted rate, delivered to your house, under my supervision.
Stay well and stay healthy. Dr. Naghmeh, Pharm.D.
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