How Your Gut Influences Your Mental Health: It’s Practically a Second Brain | Dr. Emeran Mayer

How Your Gut Influences Your Mental Health: It’s Practically a Second Brain
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We all feel things in our gut - intuitions that give us subtle physiological alerts, stress and anxiety that unsettle us, bad reactions to food, and conversely feelings of contentment from the right food, or flutters from an exciting experience.
But according to Dr Emeran Mayer, what we feel is just a small fraction of what’s going on in a region of our body that is still quite mysterious - even to the experts.
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EMERAN MAYER:
Dr Emeran Mayer is a world-renowned gastroenterologist and neuroscientist with 35 years of experience in the study of clinical and neurobiological aspects of how the digestive system and the nervous system interact in health and disease. His current research focus is on the role of the gut microbiota brain interactions in emotion regulation, chronic visceral pain, and in obesity. His research has been continuously supported by the National Institutes of Health.
Dr Mayer is a professor in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, executive director of the G Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience, and co-director of the CURE: Digestive Diseases Research Center at UCLA.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Emeran Mayer: The Mind-Gut Connection is something that people have intuitively known for a long time but science has only I would say in the last few years gotten a grasp and acceptance of this concept. It essentially means that your brain has intimate connections with the gut and another entity in our gut, the second brain, which is about 100 million nerve cells that are sandwiched in between the layers of the gut. And they can do a lot of things on their own in terms of regulating our digestive processes. But there’s a very intimate conversation between that little brain, the second brain in the gut and our main brain. They use the same neurotransmitters. They’re connected by nerve pathways. And so we have really an integrated system from our brain to the little brain in the gut and it goes in both directions.
The little brain, or the second brain, in the gut you’re not able to see it because as I said it’s spread out through the entire length of the gut from your esophagus to the end of your large intestine, several layers of nerve cells interconnected. And what they do is even if you - and you can do this in animal experiments if you completely disconnect this little brain in the gut from your main brain this little brain can completely take care of all the digestive processes, the contractions, peristaltic reflex, regulation of blood flow in the intestine. And it has many sensors so it knows exactly what’s going on inside the gut, what goes on in the wall of the gut, any distention, any chemicals. All of this is being picked up by these sensory nerves, fed into the interior nervous system, the second brain. And then the second brain generates these stereotypic responses. So when you vomit, when you have diarrhea, when you have normal digestion, all of this is encoded in programs in your second brain.
What the second brain can’t do it cannot generate any conscious perceptions or gut feelings. That really is the only ability that allows us to do this and perceive all the stuff that goes on inside of us is really the big brain and the specific areas and circuits within the brain that process information that comes up from the gut. Still most of that information is not really consciously perceived. So 95 percent of all this massive amount of information coming from the gut is processed, integrated with other inputs that the brain gets from the outside, from smell, visual stimuli. And only a very small portion is then actually made conscious. So when you feel good after a meal or when you ate the wrong thing and you’re nauseated those are the few occasions where actually we realize and become aware of our gut feelings. Even though a lot of other stuff is going on in this brain-gut access all the time.
When we talk about the connection between depression and the gut there’s some very intriguing observations both clinically but also now more recently scientifically that make it highly plausible that there is an integrate connection between serotonin in the gut, serotonin in our food, depression and gut function.
On a clinical level there’s a connection because many patients with depression also complain ...
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[@vibratehigher2441]

Thanks

[@mbwemidad]

I recently discovered the benefits of Omega 3 fatty acids in combatting depression. It kept me from having to take Sertraline. It astounds me that drugs designed to treat mental health problems cause mental health problems, and I'm a mental health nurse!

[@mohansinghrajput6112]

I am also a nurse .. Suffering with bp2 since 8 years each yr suffer with depression ... From last june i am suffering with depression ..But I am not taking antidepressants ..Coz I am on antipsychotic , mood stabilizers ... So what should i do..

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

For me vitamin D helped a lot ,but my anxiety is still here 😢

[@MS-iy4bb]

.... it has seemed to me, that current ‘modern’ medicine is either still in its infancy stage, or early toddler stage....no matter what they say, or want to believe.

[@mohansinghrajput6112]

@Morgan thank u ..I am using 5htp and ayurvedic meds with proper diet and exc and feeling better..

[@lunarrose9290]

Theres alot of things doctors say are good but are made to make you worse and keep you sick

[@calvinschmucker5856]

True deppression is not mere sadness, it is a crippling disease.

[@democlips1]

@Heloise O'Byrne While that is true, I have been suffering from crippling depression spells since my early teens until I was 50 years old. Even now, at 55, I have the occasional spell, so depression is, in many cases, not just a case of grieving.

[@ZenMaster_]

😢 sad but true

[@enough1494]

I function for the world and cry all day, 64 years, getting so tired….pray I die every day! But, I am a coward and suicide is nor for cowards!

[@aishasiddiqa2902]

Enough omg you are not coward. Don’t give up on life. I’m sure there are people who love you and people you love. love yourself and please get the help you need.

[@roycastanon5754]

@@democlips1 well that sucks to hear. I’m 22 and I figured it would go away as I get older

[@thomassutherland5188]

To have a "gut feeling", is more than words but is real.

[@mac2phin]

Thomas Sutherland Truly. I believe Sartre was onto something, but missed it due to his prejudice. My gut literally talks to me. I believe God is in there & like Jung's imago Dei, can't be proved or disproved, but we all have it. It is in growing accustomed to listening to it that we grow Spiritually.

[@RB-xq7qh]

So I’m Jamaican canadian and my mom always gave us something called sersie tea or more widely known among Jamaicans as a “wash out” lol. Not sure how to spell it. But the Chinese take it as well. I’m 34 now and I still have a wash out at least twice a year and I feel way better after it. Also a walk after dinner was a common thing growing up. I’m almost positive that this “new” science of the relationship between gut health and depression is well known in many cultures. All things old are coming back.

[@POLYLIVING]

@ขี้เหนียว Yes! I blend bitter melon in my smoothies!

[@GateKeeper36]

The ancient Chinese already knew all this.

[@lwells3937]

Thank you. I'll try this tea

[@foreveryactionthereisacons1683]

Also boiled cumin seed water is great for the gut, skin ect.

[@workshop3301]

What about senna pods and epsom salts? Dat concoction was given to us one week before school reopens...you know...to kill dem worms. Oh laaawdo. 😁

[@MarkEvans1962]

People have known this since ancient times. The phrase "a healthy mind in a healthy body" sums it up pretty well. Perhaps with all of our distractions today we ignore our physical or mental health and, if not corrected, both can spiral downward.

[@flynancialanalyst]

Good call

[@ubuedro]

@@trytolaugh2318 its kind of important to prove the things you believe. Otherwise is just myth

[@egornashilov5449]

actually there was no causation in original phrase - Juvenal wanted the Romans to keep the balance between body and soul.

[@jennycowles1515]

Why am I just now searching for answers. On this I’m sick of how terrible I feel physically and mentally and I want answers

[@patricianaranjo5771]

Maybe that's why they keep the minorites poor stop we can't buy foods that will help us from depression, therefore we stay in a circle of depression. 😒

[@michaeldamato9466]

There was an episode on Futurama, about 10 years ago, which played up gut bacteria as the major cause of mental and physical health, I never forgot it, probiotics is the best thing for your gut.

[@NigelHyphenJones]

The gut microbiome is what you are referring to and is closely linked to metabolic health.... also, not all probiotics are equal and as beneficial as you may think, so do your research prudently....

[@racheller8753]

I think we need more than a probiotic if we have any sort of ailment or illness! ✌🏼

[@michaeldamato9466]

@@racheller8753 Hey I'm just saying it makes alot of sense, to keep the gut bacteria up to scratch, it seems to be the number one thing in health that determines your health.

[@POLYLIVING]

WoW! That’s outstanding

[@artivism4068]

@@NigelHyphenJones so what are good probiotics that you take?

[@Skovie1]

From my experience, i have felt very bad mood swings and depression and a very overall crappy feeling for days if i play competitive video games. When i play these games i often am in Flight or Fight mode, constantly releasing adrenaline and cortisol and my stomach feels not easy, feels tight. These games require you to have full focus with very fast reflexes so it leaves my body feeling on edge. Ive noticed if i dont play these high intensity competitive video games, yes i might not have that fun feeling while playing, but if i just chillout and watch tv instead, i feel more stable and in a better mood, and the next day at work i feel much better overall too. High stress video games really bothered my gut and mental health

[@Cheezenuts]

Skovie Insightful!

[@Skovie1]

Chris Vaz xD Cx

[@adrodog17]

I know exactly what you mean I get the same feeling when I play competitively so I play video games way less than I used to now because I don't like how I feel afterwards

[@ZEN-qb1lu]

Like watching scary movies

[@taemeister9302]

Don't play League of Legends

[@Bherrera012]

I've been through a hell of a f****** hell hole in my life with depression anxiety panic mood swings etc. I was doing video games pornography severely and social media. I started eliminating each one and the withdrawals from pornography has been extremely rough which is one of the reasons my depression but on the flip side of the things that I've been doing that's been improving me very well is wim Hof's method, sauna, working out, journaling, cold shower / plunges, Get it into a hobby, giving back to the community / volunteer, being out more nature, changing your diet, And also traveling getting out there socializing instead of being on a phones 24/7. I've come to realize that these things are definitely changing in the sciences there to show how all of this can be reversed it.

[@maricamaas2326]

Have you looked into Dopamine Addiction?

[@faboge]

very correct, when my stomach is noisy I am more depressive and anxious, when not I am fine!

[@stevenn8255]

I have pain in my stomach. This is causing me to experience anxiety. I was fine all day when I had no pain but I had stomach spams and now I can't function properly

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

@@stevenn8255 me too ,acid reflux gives me severe nervousness ,when my tummy burns or cramps up,I feel very sad and vulnerable

[@phuaqms]

I agreed totally. I was in a depression and went to seek treatment in a local hospital known as University Hospital in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia. The medicines from the hospital cannot help much. I cannot control my daily feeling at the beginning of each day. I cannot control my brain, it just control my mind and mood. I also had discomfort in my gut during that time. However one day I remembered that I have jungle honey and home made enzymes. I took some one day and then I began to recover. After that my mood improved and my mind improved and don't feel anxiety and depressed. Now I am not longer feel depressed and able to control my mood and mind.

[@GazB85]

Honey and whatever home made enzymes are will not help depression. You were mostly likely suffering from low mood, not depression.

[@phuaqms]

@@GazB85 How do u know? Did u suffer from anxiety ir depression before. I had a bad ecperience with my X-Jaanese boss in 2008. I had to seek meducal treatment from depression from a local hospital,called University Hospital in Petsling Jaya. Malaysia. I went through several months consuming mainly pill to control relax my mind and make me sleepy. I went through a state which i considered suicide. Have u gine through that negative situation. If not, please font talk or tell me that the jungle honey and enzyme dont work!!! Please give comment if u have such life-experience. When i gave the statement about the treatment of jungle honey from Malaysia, i talked with years of experiences.

[@oneness8648]

Hi Phua Hh, thanks for sharing your experience and your own discovery to feeling great again. Can you please share more about home made enzymes ?

[@ZenMaster_]

@@oneness8648 I’m also interested in these enzymes.

[@blacktwofight11]

@@phuaqms you are a fascinating man and would love for you to tell us more about your home made jungle 🍯

[@grammyrosethompson650]

I have somehow always known this as I have always had depression and anxiety and I always felt it in my stomach. I have had what I was told is a "sensitive" stomach. I remember telling a therapist once that I wish I could take a knife and cut that part of my stomach out, that's how nasty it felt to me. Of course, in therapy such talk,back then did NOT go over well and I ended up in the psyche hosp. But, somehow I have always known there should be some kind of study on this because I could simply tell there was a connection in my own personal life and I am nowhere near being a doctor, but sometimes you just "know", even when the "experts" don't.

[@marianacoral6383]

You are your best doctor.

[@spellywelly]

I can tell you this Grammy Rose with a fair degree of certainty; you DO know - and not just sometimes I’d wager. I was lucky that on my 4th visit to hospital with a raging fever that the physician I got said; “tell me what’s going on in your body?” I told him I thought I had sepsis. “I agree” he said, “let’s get you to intensive care.” I was actually in septic shock with pulmonary septic emboli. I’d been sent home three times over 11 days by other doctors. I’ve played the dodge psyche game on a few occasions over the last 30 years, given a diagnosis of CFS aged 14. For the past 8 years I’ve been fighting mast cell activation syndrome and gastrointestinal failure. I had to nearly lose my life before anybody took my gut symptoms seriously… like you I had a sensitive stomach, and apparently an inability to handle every day sensations, perceiving them as ‘pain’. Always believe your gut!

[@infinitejest441]

We must be related. I have multiple food allergies, as well as depression and anxiety.

[@tiopira5]

Bro thats why i would never say one word to a therapist. I hate them id never speak to them at all lol acting like they care then lock you up like a weirdo

[@grammyrosethompson650]

@@marianacoral6383 Thank you Mariana you are correct.

[@maxlatour7912]

This Dr. is onto something. I had major depression for 4 months then I developed IBS-C. Having a poor functioning bowel gives me depression. There is 100% a connection between brain and gut.

[@gladystony1857]

Have you healed from this?

[@user-fx5cd4px3k]

had the same problem for 3 years. now i'm healed.

[@jimmythedog2882]

I heard the key is in vagus nerve

[@bindooruggoo4227]

I am also having a poor functioning bowel....please advise

[@sudeshyadav3999]

@@user-fx5cd4px3k how you healed please help others

[@goemon9378]

when you have diarrhea is that your second brain brainstorming?

[@Jessx]

this had me laughing for a solid 5 min

[@cjvandermaas]

If it applies to my room mate I cant think of a better match

[@kingmike40]

No it your ass talking shit.

[@dianatrejo2006]

goemon9378 😂

[@ultimape]

No, it is crying ;)

[@mjjumps]

Not to gross anyone out but I’ve noticed that if I have diarrhea and I completely empty my stomach I feel amazing. I feel light, sharp, and in a great mood. It’s when I start filling my belly with sugars, fatty, fried foods that I start to feel terrible again. I just have to have the discipline to stay away from that junk. The older I get the worse it gets too.

[@maricamaas2326]

You might benefit incorporating Coffee Enemas? (See Tony Grandov's discussion about 'How I Reversed Chronic Constipation Using Coffee Enemas'.

[@margaretWestminster]

Yes !! There is definitely a connection to your thoughts and your digestive system. I am going through that right now. I tell myself that s what is going on to try and keep down the anxiety thinking I have a physical problem.

[@bettyboop-xg6jo]

Well that makes sense. I always thought Spanish and Italian people eat really nice food and they are always very cheerful! 😁

[@johnnoor7729]

Cell

[@Nickyboi612]

Yeah it’s called a Mediterranean diet! Very healthy and anti-inflammatory. So therefore also very good for depression

[@celticdodge5282]

Yeah, Tony Soprano kicking the shit out of some poor guy after eating a plate of gabagool comes to mind. But that's Italian American I suppose 😂.

[@bettyboop-xg6jo]

@@celticdodge5282 yes, must be 🤣

[@maryduhon9769]

The mind got connection has been hell my whole life. It's so intertwined that eating is a difficulty most of the time.

[@ilhamonytube]

Thank you, Dr. Mayer Sir.

[@chalinoahuesoduro5566]

Definitely when i felt some stomach uneasiness some time ago it made my mental state very sensitive to my surroundings.

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

Me too

[@Tommygunz838]

There is Gut anxiety also the central nervous system is crazy. Take Probiotics , exercise often, drink lots of water , try to drink a hot light tea to wash food through gut/stomach eat fruits/fiber, magnesium oxide, ginger, lemon

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

I swear my anxiety is in the gut ,I don't even feel it in the brain ,I feel it in my gut

[@maricamaas2326]

Not too much water: DRINK TO THIRST. Taking in too much liquids can cause many adverse health outcomes. Rather make sure to ingest enough bio-available natural fats and oils.

[@maricamaas2326]

And instead of taking Probiotics, why not rather prepare your own fermented foods?

[@richie_williams]

I heard drinking tea after a meal prevents your gut from absorbing all nutrients? So is advised against rather than promoted. Is this wrong?

[@dawnvasquez7544]

I watched the documentary brain gut connection. Very informative. My son received my kidney when he was seven years old. For about the first nine months, he landed in the hospital numerous times. I decided I needed to do something different so I did a lot of research on nutrition. I changed our entire families diet buying nothing that was processed, very few canned goods, we incorporated a salad every night prior to dinner, and went to almost all whole grains. He was not hospitalized again for years after that and few of his anti-rejection medicines had to be changed. He is 26 years old now and still has that kidney. Additionally, the entire family got healthier. There was a bit of a fight over the whole wheat bread and natural peanut butter but I won out. And I was able to win that battle based on the results we were seeing in our own lives.

[@nelakubickova3973]

Once I was drinking fresh milk straight from a cow for a few days. I was making milkshake with it so quite lot of milk. After some time I started feel anxious and didn't know why. It was so serious that I thought I migt need to see a doctor, I was shaking in anxiety. It was just a feeling, my gut didn't hurt or anything. I read somewhere that it can be caused by lot of protein from milk, meat etc. Maybe some other substance from the milk caused it. My brother had the same feelings so we stopped drinking the milk and it never happened again. So I really believe that your mood can be affected by food. It's a good thing because you can easily change it or at least try it before taking pills.

[@omarjn]

This a very interesting video and well explained. As a psychologist and medical student and someone who has an anxiety disorder often related of course with depression, I can tell you that this is so true, and I'm looking forward for more studies about this. Thank you Dr. Mayer.

[@nanasloves]

Omar Jiménez Omar, two weeks ago, I started a product called "Restore" and my depression is lifting! Search for 'Restore Zach Bush' on KZbin. I'm hesitantly excited!

[@nanasloves]

Omar Jiménez Restore is all about getting the gut strong and healthy.

[@mandy-marieeldredge9565]

ltl.is/vCnqk . ltl.is/GsmJu

[@shawanamrhodes]

So true. I have been noticing my mood after I eat certain foods. My mind keeps telling me I need to drink more water, eat more fruit, vegtables; and need to work out daily again...

[@maricamaas2326]

Be sure to replenish minerals alongside water intake. Bio-available saturated fats and natural oils are also highly beneficial to maintain brain health, and be sure to get out in the sun and/or supplement with VitD3 - alongside Magnesium and Vit K2.

[@imhotrichandsexy7499]

Fuck all that. I tried it all. Literally. Exercise, carnivore (+eggs), wimhof, coldshowers, meditation, morphic fields, subliminals (reprogram subconcious mind) There you go the solution for everything.

[@DLFfitness1]

Calming the body is really what meditating is all about. We usually hold stress in our gut, shoulders and chest. When meditating focus on relaxing those areas with each breath.

[@alexeykulikov2739]

No

[@frankiegunnz8066]

How?

[@lukad332]

Interesting

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

For me it's my neck ,gut , shoulders

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

@@frankiegunnz8066 deep breathing through the diaphragm

[@montsemck3183]

Great explanation of the brain gut connection!

[@gdsinn12]

brain and guts well explained

[@ai172]

My mom used to tell me when I was a kid. "We become what we eat". Hate to admit, but moms are right🙄😁

[@engelbertus1406]

a chinese dietist once reframed this saying: “ we become what we digest”

[@zealpulses3826]

So did you eat your mom? 😨

[@philmehrart]

Disagree, I've never eaten a fat bastard

[@pripyat.sadboi8092]

i guess ive been eating shit then.

[@laomark9583]

Perfectly said Dr. Mayer, thanks. My MSc degree thesis was in nutrition and I have worked academically and commercially in various countries for 35 years and have been saying basically the same things you mentioned since then. I observed with my own eyes "quasi-miracles" with the use of probiotics. The Japanese, where I worked partially for my MSc thesis, have been recommending this for decades. Wheren't them, at least one of the first ones, to recommend, the now world known, Yakult? I have no doubt whasoever that probiotics will play each time a more important role in human (and animal) nutrition and health, in many areas. It is narrow-minded naive to believe that all bacteria are bad. What we have to do is to select and promote the good/beneficial bacteria and other microorganisms and provide or induce them to "take the place" (at least in a greater extent) of the bad ones in our bodies and enviroments. Am confident that in a not distant future we will have toothpastes, bath soaps, foods, detergents etc that will provide good/beneficial bacteria instead of trying to kill them all. How many billion years they've been on earth, surviving and triving in all types of ambient circunstances? Humans are just children in this planet though the damage we made to the "mother nature" (Gaia) is growing to be irreversible, soon.

[@davewolf8869]

At what point is it irreversible? When the largest living matrix, fungus has been destroyed? When the soil across this globe has been destroyed down to the core? Yeah sorry you're dead ass wrong.

[@ZenMaster_]

All this anti bacteria can cause among other things, allergies. When your immune system have nothing to *fight* it will weaken.

[@justdoit213]

Is there any way i can contact you? I have a few questions that i wanna ask

[@j12201980]

Intermitten fasting is the number healing

[@girlylovell999]

The Snickers commercial is right... you aren't "yourself" when you're hungry. 😉

[@llnom7801]

Yeah!

[@zaimahbegum-diamond1660]

Definitely

[@getyourpsyche]

I'm gonna use that in my graduation seminar, thanks sister

[@grammyrosethompson650]

The Mounds/Almond Joy commercial is right too, "Sometimes you feel like a nut.. sometimes you don't".

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Snickers is not food

[@SynergyCeleste]

What about, when you get some upsetting news and feel nauseated or have diarrhea because of it? To me that proves that connection.

[@mse9311]

Yes, but is this not a one way connection? Your brain processes that information and sends signals to your gut. Your gut was fine before the information right?

[@Neontronique]

brain gut axis causes a lot of my nonsense. this is one hell of an amazing video

[@kartikrayavarapu2044]

As someone with IBS, this explains ALOT

[@wyominghome4857]

The link between sudden-onset depression and my gut - discovered after decades of knowing it was something I was eating but not being able to pinpoint it - was soy. Soy protein, soy lecithin, any soy but soybean oil, which I don't eat anyway. It's in bread, chocolate, lots of processed food. Apparently it's a plant based estrogen.

[@KozyKool2287]

Interesting

[@atin4353]

Even chocolate? But chocolate boosts good mood

[@POLYLIVING]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@Noname24675]

Yes. Soy mimics estrogen. I worked in an elementary school cafeteria a couple years back and was sad to see that the main ingredient in all the "meat" was soy

[@Noname24675]

@@atin4353 not the kind of chocolate most people like. The good kind is loaded with sugar and sugar fks with the brain.

[@Jack9788]

My first girlfriend was Sarah Tonin; ironically she was a real downer.

[@wahedkazi]

Jack1138 😂😂😂 nice one

[@1p6t1gms]

Your current friend Rita Lin told you to say this . . . didn’t she.

[@Jack9788]

She was a dope I mean!

[@1p6t1gms]

Hell’s bells, Da Tura.

[@lordofgandalf007]

******* removes his hat, bows, and applauds *******

[@randomvicky939]

It can be new to us . In Tibetan culture it’s known for hundreds of years .

[@DrBenson21]

This is particularly interesting because I was prescribed antidepressants (Citalopram) for IBS.

[@rickyd.989]

Been to a doctor once in about 50 years. I’m a big believer that the way you use your mind controls your health. Particularly the all powerful subconscious mind which acts upon what you feed into it from the conscious mind. A classic example is the hypochondriac, the person who worries themselves stupid about getting a sickness or disease, and it’s documented that there are many cases where those people get what they worry about. That’s feeding negative thoughts into the subconscious. The opposite can be found in top sports people, or other high achievers. Show me a top sports person who doesn’t believe in themselves. There is no such animal. That’s the positive affirmation to the subconscious. I do the opposite of the hypochondriac, I refuse to get sick, and firmly believe I won’t, and that’s regardless of what I eat. So-called health food is only healthy if you think it is. It’s like the placebo affect. If you want to be healthy then worry about absolutely nothing and you will be.

[@user-ur9wy1lt8z]

"You're only as healthy as you think" from the movie Taxi Driver

[@Incognit0777]

I usually have diarrhoea in times of serious stress and anxiety.

[@dustydavehungergames]

Anonymous me too i think i often feel much better if a go a day without eating.

[@chapster6273]

Interesting, because constipation is usually the gut symptom of stress and anxiety, when the result of fixated or stagnated mentalities. Maybe diarrhoea, not in all cases, is an indication of next advance of body's healing ability to get rid of, rather than accumulation, which translates to one's ability to question and relinquish old thought patterns, beliefs etc. A realising, of some degree the learning purpose of symptom, illness and dis-ease, because as you say, "usually", indicating repeated occurrence that can mean the realizations are momentary, and yet to be fully resolved.

[@Incognit0777]

@@chapster6273 Well, your comment awakened a 4-year thread under a comment I posted when I was a depressed 19-year-old. I went through periods of enormous stress and even reached a point of clinical depression, a symptom of which was indeed diarrhea. Luckily, nowadays I'm neither depressed anymore, nor that's what happens _usually._

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

@@dustydavehungergames me too ,the best healing for me is when I don't eat

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

@@Incognit0777 how did you cure your depression??my symptoms are usually nausea and diarrhea,I also reached the diagnosis of clinical depression,but my biggest issue is anxiety now

[@Axc.0695]

Great video 🙌🙌🙌 Thank you!

[@mineralt]

Ten years ago I wanted to see what would happen if I ate nothing but fruits and veggies for one month. My skin cleared up, my energy went through the roof and I soon stopped drinking. Within six months, friends started calling me the Zen Master, that was over 10 years ago. Never looked back.

[@ZenMaster_]

Is it not many things the body needs you don’t get from eating only fruit and vegetables? Proteins, carbs etc.

[@maricamaas2326]

Vegan diet can be helpful for a time to cleanse the body and feed the microbiome, but then one also needs re-feeding with bio-available, nutrient dense, high fat animal foods.

[@mineralt]

@@maricamaas2326 nope. 11 years later, I weigh what I did in college. Exercise seven days a week. No animal products, for 11 years now. My doctors cannot believe it. They are floored by my health at almost 60

[@JesusOurKing]

After a 7 day course of antibiotics.. 2 days after I finished them I'm in a deep depression and stomach upset. I think healthy bacteria was diminished and I'm pretty sure the stomach is where serotonin etc is plentiful... Without healthy bacteria.. Foods not broken down to create the regular feel good neurotransmitters chemicals Edited. The doctor knows what he's talking about... He's mentioning everything I was thinking. Awesome doc 🙏

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

Diarrhea causes low mood to me

[@JesusOurKing]

@@SRBOMBONICA86 add me on vk or Facebook I have an idea to help you 💡

[@grantchang81976]

there definitely is a physical connection between mental and digestion

[@alessandrogambino420]

Very interesting indeed! In a way...Freud was always right. That which you don't speak of will return with a vengance to occupy the body.

[@jamiepatrick9810]

A person with no courage is considered to be " Gutless"..

[@gopalanantwar422]

Very useful and specific video, with information of recent researches.

[@abilio1filho]

Thank you for the information.

[@shraddhapawar]

Random cramps in stomach and frequent constipation - ask me I know this; depression has fcked my bowel movements too, for years! 💀

[@doctordoom6461]

Same here😞 So did u do something about it?

[@LOYOSALABONA]

I relate guys . You're not alone

[@angelgalgaming9465]

Eat lot thats how i lost all of depression and gained a lot of weight

[@LOYOSALABONA]

@@angelgalgaming9465You're a Genius

[@doctordoom6461]

@@angelgalgaming9465 its not about eating, its about pooping 😅

[@shyaaammeneen63]

Very useful information. Offering a solution to calm the mind. To feel better reduce negative thoughts with a simple practice. Your breath and mind [brain] are closely related causing stress-anxiety. For a good life sit on a chair, back straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for around 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. Slowly the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Do the practice without any expectations. Day or night, when taking a walk, sitting in a park, when reading, before sleep etc sit or lie down and observe your breath. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a good life. Avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Best wishes Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.

[@vinigretzky97]

more videos with him please

[@ryuukakhadijah7766]

Your gut influences your mental health, your mental health influences your gut

[@lindazulinov9873]

Not easy to deal with.

[@HeartFeltGesture]

Psychedelics, Psilocybin, Mescaline, LSD, MDMA. Deep trauma release. Neuroplasticity. Neural / emotional reset. Integration of new insights after healing sessions. Not for everyone, but for many. I can attest to their effacacy. Good diet, exercise, connect with nature, good friends, select supplements, low stress job, yoga, meditation.

[@spiralsun1]

They missed the main connection completely. I have been dieting for years. This is why I know that when my gut sticks out over my jeans, I get really depressed.

[@chapster6273]

From Sigmund Freud approximately 120 years ago, "before self- diagnosing for depression and mental illness, first check for the fact that you are just surrounded by assholes". Sigmund is normally a very polite and considerate speaking gentleman, and I'm fairly sure the impolite term refers to arrogance, selfishness, and disrespectful people. Also, these days our surrounds, our influence of disposition, includes the world of people via an internet, and movies. How, and for what we use technology, is and will be furthermore the greatest hindrance to human evolution. Which means it is the nature of intention in thought, word and action that is the casual realm, yet to be addressed.

[@Nickel138]

Eating makes you feel better. That’s why some people have an eating problem, they “eat their feelings.” It doesn’t always help to just eat, make sure you’re eating well. Not just eating until you’re don’t feel depressed any longer. .

[@EXPLORADVEN]

So interesting, but already known to common traditional Indians without getting into the science due to Indic cultural knowledge passed on from generations & could be true for other native cultures as well. I have known so many experiences of this connections (1st hand & from others') that I can write a chapter here on this. Constipation & eating regular (non-fish) farmed non-veg is linked strongly.

[@rhope2179]

Yes and activated Folate also quit MSG as Glutamate is an excitatory neurotoxin. Also Lemon Balm reduces stress significantly and passionflower prevents circular thinking.

[@soflodoug]

When I say “ you make me sick” and “I have butterflies in my stomach has just been explained. Also “I have a gut feeling” Makes sense never thought about it. Now I know. Thanks youtube.

[@beliver468]

All my anxiety fears and depression seem to fad out when I fast, coincidence?.

[@Skillica]

Really? How long do u fast?

[@beliver468]

@@Skillica 3-5 days usually. I have done 10 days. It's the best thing for mind body and soul...

[@Skillica]

@@beliver468 With my job and workout routine, that would be really difficult.. I was thiinking more of like one big meal a day, then 23 hours fast?

[@beliver468]

@@Skillica 24 hrs is a nice fast, but from personal experience the magic doesn't happen till 48/56 hrs. I also recommend a dry fast, much more powerful...

[@beliver468]

@Cyril drink only distilled water, I believe it to be the only safe water for human consumption. Utube: Andrew Norton webber miracle of distilled water

[@kaneclarke4825]

I think for me my depression mainly comes from the way the world is. How we are forced into work and how it functions. I am not interested in work, I am not happy working. Most people will probably say well you have to work and I do work, because I have to, in order to be deemed valuable in society. That is sad. I get that there isn’t really a way out of this. But if it wasn’t for the big people at the top wanting to control people so that they can keep us in our place, then the world could actually manage without everyone having to be constantly working. It’s so frustrating because I know what I’m talking about, but it’s not going to change. Sometimes I do like working, but when you are feeling trapped, it is not good. I am not interested in going any higher up in my work, I am really only working because I literally have to.

[@gianz73]

Stop caring about what society thinks of you. Don't let your work define you as a person. Try looking for a more suitable job and in the meanwhile try to fill your time with (for you) valuable activities. Keep on keeping on.

[@kaneclarke4825]

@@gianz73 there is no work out there if interest to me.

[@shaddow3456]

@@kaneclarke4825 I relate to you in a number of ways. Im 23 and didnt pursue college because i havent found my passion or anything that interests me, and the things that do interest me at the moment aren’t exactly molded into the status quo. That being said something that has helped me as someone with little motivation is forcing myself daily to do something i dont want to do. This has led to improvements in my mental health, ive lost 75lbs, became a better person to those around me, and much more. For me thats working out right now everyday. Ive started to enjoy jobs/tasks that other people would find undesirable because ive been training my mind to enjoy completing something i dont want to do every…single…day. To me, thats how people become happy with “work” it isnt that the work is truly making them happy, its that it brings balance to their life and makes the good times enjoyable. If all you have is leisure and the ability to do what you want, that very soon becomes hell (at least in my experience). Do what you want in life! Its your life. You have a very unique mind to of not found anything that interests you yet, but i urge you to create your own struggle and discipline your mind to do things it doesnt want to do. Best of luck fam.

[@shyaaammeneen63]

@@kaneclarke4825 In fact life is boring if you do nothing. If you are financially secure then start your own business. To feel better reduce negative thoughts with a simple practice. Your breath and mind [brain] are closely related causing stress-anxiety. For a good life sit on a chair, back straight, eyes closed and observe the sensations of your incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for around 5-10-15 minutes or more. Don’t fight your thoughts. Slowly the mind will relax. No deep breathing needed. Do the practice without any expectations. Day or night, when taking a walk, sitting in a park, when reading, before sleep etc sit or lie down and observe your breath. Like me, make this a lifetime daily habit to have a good life. Avoid constipation as it affects the mind instantly. Best wishes Shyaaam Sir. -Counsellor.

[@kaneclarke4825]

@@shyaaammeneen63 I’m not financially secure, far from it, hence my predicament. I have to work. I will try the breathing, thank you.

[@C.Hawkshaw]

The brain’s intimate connection with the gut is very dependent on the emotional attachment built with the primary caregiver the first year of life. The primary caregiver is essentially the architect of the brain/gut/somatic system structure. All this from Dr. Daniel Siegel of UCLA. The gut has more nerve endings than the brain in the head.

[@Ohhhoneyyy]

I’m being falsely accused of assult by my in laws it started last year and within the same month court started I was depressed and now I feel I have IBS or something but I’m too sad to go to Drs sometimes ...I was almost 160lbs before this I’m now 125 soaken wet 😪I look emaciated.... I’m going to make a video showing my body and explaining the affects of depression and our bellies.

[@stephanriley5304]

Its true,,, you are what you eat.

[@janicepedroli7403]

Thank you for saying that to me this morning

[@mysterym7008]

I say this all the time. I feel like my bf doesn’t believe me. I’m literally insane 👹 if I’m not pooping regularly. I definitely notice the connection. 😄

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

My dad is like that ,he feels poisoned if he doesn't poop regularly and gets very anxious

[@Nisargeinstein]

Right..

[@Noname24675]

Yes! The gut is the second brain for sure. I used to have terrible bouts of depression and rage and general emotional instability until I cut out gluten and sugar. No more digestive issues either.

[@jasgillbaryar5482]

How long it takes to feel better after giving up sugar??

[@gRosh08]

Thanks for sharing.

[@tallybobba]

I definitely feel better with daily chocolate :)

[@ZenMaster_]

Me too! But what kind?

[@elfedowen6452]

At 70% cocoa content. Lush.

[@dankadesign7462]

I strongly believe its true...but many years ago i was reading the book from well known French doctor who saying pls do check kidney if person got mental distirbunce like depresion or even more harder mental disorders...I was really suprized .Chinesse doctors has simular approach to illness.

[@srkbalaji3555]

Very correct

[@hyacinthdsouza1663]

God bless

[@eurob12]

I'm surprised that he says that improved gut health doesn't have significant effect on depression and mood because I read some articles where this was actually pointed out as a major benefit.

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

When my gut is fine ,I am happier than ever ,all of my emotions are in the gut

[@mubarakshah2038]

What kind of medical treatment you could please suggest if someone is facing depression or anxiety

[@AlmostEthical]

Just being pedantic for a moment ... the original brain is actually the gut's brain, and the rest of the nervous system evolved as an extension of that original brain: "The study, led by Professor Nick Spencer at Flinders University, maintains that the ENS in the gut is the 'first brain' and that it evolved long before the brain as we know it, in humans."

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

That's very interesting,I feel my emotions in my gut ,not in my brain ,I always say that to people ,they look at me like I am crazy,but I know my guts emotions are stronger than any thoughts in my brain,I can fool my brain with positive thinking ,but I can't fool my gut

[@stevegovea1]

I'm always depressed when I'm gassy.

[@hoxiefam6731]

Same

[@davejones3605]

With respect, I am no doctor, but believing as the American genius said "Never go to sleep without asking your mind for answers", I've been doing this all my life, and yes, in gaps between your normal invasive cartload of thoughts, you get specific answers to specific questions. I haven't got a clue where they come from, but.....after testing them, they are real. And regarding this subject, I discovered a lot more info regarding the gut, and other links in the body.

[@nexra]

same

[@notinternettype]

It's not you are what you eat, it's you are whom you feed.

[@bookguitarguy]

Very curious whether the damage done to intestinal flora from an antibiotic like Clindamycin, which I recently took for a leg infection, might have contributed to a bad bout of depression that hit me a few days after finishing the antibiotics (along with mild diarrhea and other Clindamycin side effects), and which I'm still dealing with, though the infection is healing up nicely. Basically my good bacteria were pretty well wiped out (and I'm taking some probiotics to help prevent C diff), but I feel like crap, and am more depressed than I've been in a long time, though I felt pretty good last week. I'm not taking any other medications, just some nutritional supplements, but what's your opinion on the connection between powerful antibiotics and depression (though diarrhea is more of an issue in this case than "constipation" is). Thank you... and thanks for the video!

[@michaeljacobs6151]

bookguitarguy ive had ibs diarhea since i was about 15 about same time my mind fell apart. Ive tried probiotics didnt help. now 22 dealt with this for years. Recently tried digestive enzymes. This shit is a breakthrough.gets rid of the excess bacteria build up in the stomach (candida) and helps your stomach better absorb food. Now taking probiotics with digestive enzymes so they actually digest and feeling much better but due to digestive enzymes absorbing food for brain nutrition. On top of that i am taking glutamine to rebuild stomach and fibre from bananas to help stomach. This combo has helped me and seeing a difference 2 days in. Stomacg feeling better still have a nervous gut but i am slowly inproving . Try it out digestive enZymes - swanson brand works well.

[@erdmax_]

Hope you're doing well.

[@moniryousefian8782]

@@michaeljacobs6151 May I ask what brand of probiotics are you taking? Appreciate it 🙏

[@ZenMaster_]

Webmd: Natural Sources of Digestive Enzymes Fruits, vegetables, and other foods have natural digestive enzymes. Eating them can improve your digestion. Honey, especially the raw kind, has amylase and protease. Mangoes and bananas have amylase, which also helps the fruit to ripen. Papaya has a type of protease called papain. Avocados have the digestive enzyme lipase. Sauerkraut, or fermented cabbage, picks up digestive enzymes during the fermentation process.

[@Sonsbitchesall]

Try finding PRE-biotic foods and only eating those foods. I experienced a similar situation, The probiotic pills didn’t work as well as FOOD that contains good PRE biotics, my stomach immediately calmed and sent signals to the brain as if to say, “jeeeez thank you! Enough tobacco, and coffee thank you!” Trust me. Look for a list of foods with Prebiotics. No smoking No drinking No caffiene

[@vishalbhatnagar884]

My GERD issue usually relaxes after my anxiety pill 💊

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

True ,because stress raises acid in stomach

[@JackieO_LAX]

What if you don’t have a large intestine? I had my entire large intestine removed a few years ago after developing toxin mega colon from having Crohn’s disease. One of my biggest complaints after my surgery is that I don’t feel anything like the person I was before surgery.

[@bron-sconcess.10]

I'm stunned! Dr Mayer presented a key essay here, very much relevant in 2022. That Crohn's leaves people crippled, yet it's not comprehensively addressed 😯 because it's felt a relative few are affected!! I simply have food sensitivities and fundamentally the dysfunction began a havoc on my mind and body! That you, can't be yourself post operativly, speaks volumes to me about the missing question you ask. Supermarket shelves are stacked with processed corruptions, farming now poses only profit related enhancements, not wholesome outcomes. Our relationship with food is wrong, because it's not just your life changed, many have no idea until their kidneys are blown, that physiologically, they're in trouble! Your body reacted, many have no inkling, they suffer unnatural deterioration. It's an experience, I guess. Good luck to you in the future 😌!

[@nylakhan5658]

Hey do a research on black seed capsules

[@ronaldoEscalanteCruz]

finally a good video

[@vimalmathew2679]

I know this bcoz I suffered with Candida infection in my gut for 2 years.....it was a really bad experience overall.....crippling body and mind.....Finally I'm recovering now....

[@GoldPeakLLC]

How did you fix it?

[@vimalmathew2679]

@@GoldPeakLLC Homeopathy. Took a long time to get rid of it but it's gone completely now.

[@maricamaas2326]

And did you cut out sugars?

[@collectiveinsanity9438]

if you think about it, the gut actually looks like a brain if you put it together. only much larger and hollow, so im not surprised its starting to be considered the secondary brain.

[@billstokes5251]

God stuff. Needs visuals, illustrations, animations.

[@jilldickson4352]

I’ve recently had a surgeon hurtling abuse at me mentally saying that my anxiety is causing all my gut issues. 😮

[@roopkaur6680]

This is something which has been mentioned in the vedas for eons There is a collection of nerve endings in various parts of our body and these are called Chakras The chakra he is mentioning is Manipura chakra These chakras when balanced lead to immense positive results and when imbalance have negative results The gut chakra or Manipura chakra when imbalanced causes depression anxiety fear etc There are various ways to balance this chakra with food , colour therapy mantra and meditation etc Pls read up on this chakra The ancient sages gave this knowledge which has been know for ages

[@SRBOMBONICA86]

Is that solar plexus chakra???

[@ashishnayak7642]

@@SRBOMBONICA86 yes 3 inch uppar from navel

[@robertgotschall1246]

This lends credence to the popular Asian thinking that food is literally medicine. And traditional therapists prescribe meals.

[@rhondavroman5191]

Has anyone's facial barrier been compromised by depression, bipolar depression or anxiety ?? Understanding the brain and skin connection ? Like when you see someone that's Embarrassed thier face will turn red. My facial barrier has been compromised for 2 years now, I had to quit my job and stay away from all chemicals, perfumes, airfreshner's, dryer sheets, cleaning products and sooo much more... Anything like that will burn my skin for days. Anyone have this skin problem due to mental illness??

[@alexthebeastxx]

Like how exatcly? Can you be more specific

[@Sea_witch_]

So when i say "i have a gut feeling...." does that "activate" that process of brain-gut connection?

[@Sea_witch_]

This reminds me of the concept of "Will" in Philosophy....

[@markinnes4264]

According to the video...no. It doesn't work like that. Just emotional...not whether to bet on red or black.

[@Sea_witch_]

Mark Innes really? oh :/ i thought it worked that way as well

[@markinnes4264]

I would agree that there is more to your mind than just the brain in your head.

[@Sea_witch_]

Mark Innes totally, i think personally from what the video made me realize, is that the "Gut" and our brain are fully connected, through all of what that Dr. said of course, but also in a sense, of what i understood, is our capability to process emotions, as i said up there. Having a "gut feeling" to me became physical with the explanation of the Gut.

[@mtn1793]

So much about mental health gets overlooked because of greed.

[@shanafife3228]

awesome vid. very informative.

[@kombijr]

Well, to be honest, it really doesn’t take “science.” When you eat something and feel good about it. You feel good about it!

[@kombijr]

Matthew Barry ?

[@CodyVaillant]

Yeah man the connection Is the more depressed I am the bigger my gut gets....it's cyclical

[@mervynpompey5011]

Good to know

[@gofiodetrigo8756]

Thanks

[@Noface678]

So how do you explain IBS? I have been having stomach pain and diarrhea since I was a kid.

[@gratefulmann6692]

Alcohol is great for curing depression until you get depressed from it, then you get the runs, best to avoid that hey...

[@TheVineOfChristLives]

Any research to see if glyphosate damages gut health that affects depression?

[@maricamaas2326]

Glyphosate is a water-soluble antibiotic; had infiltrated our food and water supplies, and is now found even in breast milk an rain water. It certainly will be disruptive to brain's function: LEAKY GUT = LEAKY BRAIN = LEAKY ALL ORGANS. Glyphosate also causes cancer.

[@maricamaas2326]

You might be interested in the work of research scientist Stephanie Seneff and MD Zach Bush.