TRUST YOUR GUT
As an MFT Trainee, I am passionate about bringing a holistic approach to mental health. As professionals, we are trained in the top-down model.
Understanding that psychiatric symptoms can produce physical symptoms, such as nausea, digestive trouble etc. The bottom-up model is proving to be equally important when considering a holistic health framework.
New research, is proving that our gut health is crucial to enabling communication that occurs along the gut-brain axis to ensure proper regulation of the brain (Schnorr & Bachner, 2016).
Attention towards the growing importance of our gut in relationship to our mental health is being promoted through awareness of glyphosate, dietary changes and probiotics (Butler, Cryan & Dinan, 2019).
As this research is in it’s infancy regarding it’s connection to mental health, this website will serve as a point of connection between scientific research and it’s application towards the mental health profession.
Join me in continuing to exploring what could be the newest, most beneficial adjunctive treatment for individuals needing mental health support.
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Gut Health - Is there a correlation?
~ healthy gut - healthy brain ~
Information is pouring out into the public domain as well as clinical studies documenting the relationship between gut health and anxiety, depression and a host of other system imbalances.
Supporting Organizations
The Detox Project is a research and certification platform that encourages transparency in the food and supplement industries on the subject of toxic chemicals. We also promote unique new testing technologies that enable you to find out what levels of toxic chemicals are in your body and in your food.
The Non-GMO Project is a mission-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to building and protecting a non-GMO food supply. We do this through consumer education and outreach programs; marketing support provided to Non-GMO Project Verified brands; and training resources and merchandising materials provided to retailers.
The Institute For Responsible Technology is a world leader in educating the public and policy makers about the health risks and environmental dangers of GOM foods and crops, empowering consumers to lead an organic lifestyle and shaping the changing marketplace.
Citations
References
Butler, M. I., Cryan, J. F., & Dinan, Y. V.(2019). Man and the microbiome: A new theory of everything?. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 15(1), 1-28. doi:https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-050718-095432
Butler, M. I., Shandhu, K., Cryan, J. F., & Dinan, T. G. (2019). From isoniazid to psychobiotics: The gut microbiome as a new antidepressant target. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 80(3), 139-147. doi:10.12968/hmed.2019.80.3.139
Dawson, S.L., Dash, S.R., & Jacka, F.N. (2016). The importance of diet and gut health to treatment and prevention of mental disorders.International Review of Neurobiology,131, 325-346. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2016.08.009
Foster, J. A., Lytle, M., Meyer, E., & Cryan, J. F.(2016). Gut microbiota and brain function: An evolving field of neuroscience. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 19(5), 1-7. doi:10.1093/ijnp/pyv114
Foster, A. J., Neufeld, M. K. (2013). Gut-brain axis: how the microbiome influences anxiety and depression. Trends In Neurosciences, 36(5), 305-312. doi:10.1016/j.tins.2013.
Jacka, F.N., Kremer, P.J., Berk, M., De Silvia-Sanigorski, A.M., Moodie, M., Leslie, E.R.,… Swinburn, B.A. (2011). A prospective study of diet quality and mental health in adolescents. PLOS ONE, 6(9), doi: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024805
Jacka, F.N, O’Niel, A., Opie, R., Itsiopoulos, C., Cotton, S., Mohebbi, M.,…Berk, M. (2017). A randomized controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with major depression (the ‘SMILES’ trial). BMC Medicine,15(23), 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12916-017-0791-y
Li, L., Su, Q., Duan, L., Zhao, W., Hu, D., Wu, R., & Lui. (2016). Gut microbes in correlation with mood: Case study in a closed experimental human life support system. Neurogastoenterol Moti, 28, 1233-1240. doi: 10.1111/nmo.12822
Oriach, C. S., Robertson, R. C., Stanton, C., Cryan, J. F., & Dinan, T. G. (2016). Food for thought: The role of nutrition in the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Clinical Nutrition Experimental, 6, 25-38. doi:10.1016/j.yclnex.2016.01.003
Samsel, A., Seneff, S. (2015). Glyphosate, pathways to modern disease III: Manganese, neurological diseases, and associated pathologies. Surgical Neurology International,45(6), doi:10.4103/2152-7806.153876
Schnorr, S. L., Bachner, H. A. (2016). Integrative therapies in anxiety treatment with special emphasis on the gut microbiome.Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 89(3), 397-422. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5045149/pdf/yjbm_89_3_397.pdf
Shehata, A.A., Schrodl, W., Aldin, A.A., Hefez, H.M., & Kruger, M. (2013). The effect of glyphosate on potential pathogens and beneficial members of poultry in microbiota invitro. Current Microbiology, 66(4), 350-358. doi: 10.1007/s00284-012-0277-2
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Gaia E. Altshuler
303-681-6724 or Email Me: gaia.altshuler@pepperdine.edu