GUT BUDDIES
WHAT ARE WE?
WE ARE THE GUT BUDDIES.
WE’RE EACH DIFFERENT STRAINS OF BACTERIA THAT ARE IN YOUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: BIFIDIBACTERIUM, EUBACTERIUM, PEPTOCOCCUS, BACTERIODES, FUSOCATERIUM, CLOSTRIDIUM, PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS, AND RUMINOCOCCUS.
WE’RE ALSO HERE TO TEACH YOU ABOUT THE GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION.
WHAT'S THE GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION?
THE GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND YOUR STOMACH. YOUR STOMACH HAS A WHOLE WORLD OF GOOD LITTLE MICROBES AND BACTERIA THAT KEEP OUR BODIES HEALTHY! THE COMMUNITY OF MICROBES IN OUR STOMACH IS CALLED A “MICROBIOME.”
MORE AND MORE RESEARCH IS BEING DONE TO PROVE THESE THEORIES BUT THE RELATIONSHIP IS REAL! AND IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP BOTH THE BRAIN AND GUT HEALTHY.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
BACTERIA CREATES NEUROCHEMICALS SUCH AS:
GABA
SEROTONIN
NOREPINEPHRINE
DOPAMINE
AND MANY MORE
NEUROCHEMICALS AFFECT:
OUR MOOD & COGNITION
HOW WE FEEL
HOW WE THINK
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
46%
OF AMERICANS FIT THE DIAGNOSIS FOR ONE PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER OR ANOTHER
Harvard Health Publication
1/50
CHILDREN WERE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN 2013
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1/5
CHILDREN FROM THE AGES OF 3 TO 17 HAVE SOME MENTAL DISORDER OR ANOTHER
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
WHAT CAN WE DO?
KEEP UP WITH NEW RESEARCH! THIS IS A BRAND NEW FIELD OF RESEARCH SO NEW AND FASCINATING FINDINGS ARE COMING UP EACH DAY.
HERE ARE SOME INFORMATIVE LINKS ABOUT THE GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION:
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