Dr. Randall Block

Managing the Brain/Gut axis is a necessary clinical tool that is missing from most psychiatry practices. With all the research available, this is something I hope to see change within the next decade. But until then, we will keep offering them at our clinics, and promoting literature to anyone that will listen.

This new study shows intermittent fasting causes positive effects on both the brain and microbiome. Although they did not find an understanding of how the markers were correlated in this particular study.

We know that fasting causes positive metabolic changes, and gives the body a break to focus on regeneration. We also know that improvements in microbiome diversity cause a decrease of bacterial and inflammatory leakage to the blood stream, which decreases inflammation in the brain. This gets to the root of the problem, and decreases symptoms of depression and anxiety. In fact, scientists have recently found that the most popular antidepressant drugs in the world, SSRIs, most likely work by decreasing inflammation in the brain, and not because they increase serotonin in the synaptic cleft.

This post is meant for educational purposes only and is not meant to be construed as medical advice.

The full article above can be found here:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2023.1269548

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