Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting Podcast, where Dr.

Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight.

Today, we're going to talk about the secret to not only reduce the symptom of anxiety,

but the symptom of depression as well, and it has everything to do with your microbiome.

That's the gut bacteria.

The largest number of nerves outside the brain are located right down here in your gut.

Also, the gut in the brain are bidirectional, in other words, there's a huge communication

line between your gut and your brain.

What's happening down here is going to affect up here, and it just so happens that your

gut microbiome, your microbes, make neurotransmitters.

All the neurotransmitters like GABA, dopamine, serotonin are made by your microbes, and serotonin

can greatly affect your mood.

The people who have symptoms of anxiety and depression nearly always have gut issues.

Also, your gut makes be vitamins, and there's a huge relationship between all sorts of

mood disorders and a lack of B vitamins.

If you have gut inflammation, that's going to affect your mood.

Just by getting rid of inflammation alone, that will elevate your mood.

Now, the other point I want to bring up is the link between antidepressants and how that

can affect your gut bacteria.

It actually inhibits the growth of your friendly bacteria, especially the two psychiatric

drugs, Abilify, and Northermen.

There's some slight minor side effects with Abilify.

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