The Brain-Gut Microbiome Axis and Its Impact on Mental Health

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Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

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🗓️ 12 January 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Your gut health directly impacts your mental health. From nutrient absorption that impacts the physical building blocks of the brain, to inflammation which can lead cytokines to damage the brain, to your microbiome which impacts your physical and mental health, your gut health is actually a huge contributing factor to your mental health. So in this video you’ll learn 4 1/2 ways to improve your gut health, which can improve your mental health. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanuts... Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.co... Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanut... Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com?utm_medium=YTDescription&utm_source=YouTube Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/bes... Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/c... If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC

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0:00.0	Understanding mental health struggles can be tough. That's why I created therapy in a nutshell to help make complicated therapeutic topics easy to understand and learn.
0:09.0	I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and this is the Therapy in a nutshell podcast.
0:15.0	These episodes don't replace the need for mental health professionals or the advice given by doctors, but they provide
0:21.6	options, resources, and skills that can help you in your journey to better your own mental
0:26.7	health or help those around you who may be struggling. If you want to find more resources or
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0:37.7	at TherapyInanen Anuchel.com. Now, let's jump in to this week's skill. Every molecule in your
0:43.9	brain once was on your fork. Your gut directly impacts your mental health. From nutrient
0:50.6	absorption that impacts the physical building blocks of the brain, to inflammation, which can lead to cytokines to damage your brain,
0:58.0	to your microbiome, which impacts your physical and mental health.
1:02.0	Your gut health is actually a huge contributing factor to your mental health.
1:07.0	So in this video, you'll learn four and a half ways to improve your gut health, which can improve your mental health.
1:13.5	So real quick, let's talk about the gut brain microbiome axis.
1:19.0	Okay, the vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the body.
1:22.1	It runs from the brain all over the body, from the eyes to the throat, down to the chest and stomach, down into the pelvis. And it sends messages in both directions from the eyes to the throat down to the chest and stomach down into
1:28.0	the pelvis and it sends messages in both directions from the brain to the gut
1:32.0	and from the gut to the brain and those messages are often about whether to be
1:36.8	stressed or to be relaxed when the brain is healthy and happy and when you're
1:41.5	surrounded by friends and feeling relaxed the brain sends messages to the gut to have healthy hunger and fullness cues, to digest and absorb nutrients, and to process food in a healthy way.
1:54.0	This is the rest and digest state of the autonomic nervous system.
1:58.0	When you're stressed, on the other hand, the fight or flight response essentially
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