Manipulating the Microbiome to Improve Mood
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Evidence has been mounting for years that the gut microbiome talks to the brain and vice versa. Now Steenberger and others have shown in preliminary trials that clinicians might improve patients' moods by tinkering with the organisms in their guts
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@sajjan Physicians have debated the relationship of the brain and gut for centuries. The conversation took on new weight with the discovery of the enteric nervous system in the mid-19th century. Investigators noted that the communication went both ways: Stress and emotions could modulate gastrointestinal functions, whereas abdominal pain and other, more subtle signaling could influence emotions