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Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study

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Re: Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study

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Autoimmune protocol diet exits for this. Spent a month eating sweet potatoes. Best I ever felt.

I saw someone here comment that eating only sweet potatoes produced similar results to fasting.

Sweet potatoes are on AIP. It’s an easy if boring way to do an elimination diet. Which is a great way to tell if food is an issue or not.

Re: Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study

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Do they claim causation anywhere? All I see is them saying there appears to be a link.

Yes.It establishes linking, and claim further evidences of "causation". "seems to be “further proof" that inflammation caused by gut microbes can influence mood, Gilbert says."

That appears to be a quote from another microbiologist who wasn't involved with the study. Even he only says it "seems to be" rather than "it is".

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Sorry if I didn't understand correctly, but how did you make the alcohol (celebration), work stress, pandemic stress > GMO link?

I only made it very recently. I had tried absolutely everything and gotten almost nowhere. I finally stumbled onto everlywell.com tests, took the comprehensive test of 200+ foods, and discovered almonds and dairy were the main culprits. I would ave been very unlikely to eliminate almonds as part of an elimination diet. Anyway, once I was able to feel better again, even for a day or two, I then was able to try other c…

I’m glad you’re feeling better, but it’s worth pointing out to everyone else that food sensitivity tests are total bullshit.

https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/igg-food-intolerance-tests-...

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Besides diet Metamucil is great. My doctor has prescribed it to me. It’s OTC so you can get it at any drug store. You don’t have to use it if you’re getting fiber but if you notice you had a day or series of days where it was low then drink a Metamucil. It’s great.

Yeah I’m using a phylum husk supplement now, it’s a great hack!

Make sure to drink lots of water with this, as it has the possibility to glue up your intestines without enough water. To understand why, put a spoonful in a glass of water and leave it for a few hours. You really don't want your intestines glued up!

Re: Gut microbe linked to depression in large health study

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Someone been telling me, my depression comes from bacteria, I KNOW! Pain is... if I eat something plant based, depression and suicidal thoughts come back. Takes about 4 days after I ate the offending food, stays for 3 days, then I'm back to normal and energetic. Latest experiment was one teaspoon of fermented green squash daily, seemed to work out okay for 5 days or so, then depression came back, BUT I could smell it…

Not a doctor but I'd recommend you look into the carnivore diet. See if that helps with your mental health. Keto is a less hardcore version of the diet that might also help.

I'm on that already :)

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Yeah I’m using a phylum husk supplement now, it’s a great hack!

Make sure to drink lots of water with this, as it has the possibility to glue up your intestines without enough water. To understand why, put a spoonful in a glass of water and leave it for a few hours. You really don't want your intestines glued up!

I’ve been using the Hidrate “smart water bottle” as silly as it sound the gamification really works on my brain and I love feeding more data into Apple Health.

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Isn’t soluble fiber what feeds your gut bacteria?

Your gut bacteria are already getting plenty of food, but to digest the food efficiently, they also need something to hold on to. This is the function of the insoluble fibers.

Do you have a source on this? It doesn't match my understanding.
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