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Can Fiber actually improve your mental health? Brain-Gut Axis #shorts #therapy #mentalhealth



Can Fiber actually improve your mental health? Brain-Gut Axis #shorts #therapy #mentalhealth

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  1. @Keithzzzzt on

    Chocholate has many great benefits but is also very high in oxylates. Oxaltes are poison to the gut, brain and all systems. This is BAD Advice. Oxylates are HORRIBLE for the gut. Psylium, potato starch and many other fibers are WAY better.

  9. @Mrs.NRalphs on

    Yes chocolate 😄. I’ve been trying to kick my meds by taking more magnesium and vitamins. I have fibro and it’s caused other mental health issues. I’ve been in a bad rut for a couple years now and I’m trying to work my way out. I started exercising recently but taking it light to start building my stamina because I have none.

  13. @Arkarian1987 on

    What I don’t understand is, if fiber is so important for SCFAs, how is it possible that people going carnivore have their anxiety and depression go away. Many already were keto, so it is not the glucose swings.

  16. @rosemaryclarke2348 on

    I've been also listening to Motivational Doc and now I'm drinking lemon juice and apple cider vinegar in water every morning before any food and it has lessened the shaking I used to get inside. I eat all plants as a vegan so eat a ton of plants every day; you can even get plant egg powder instead of egg so I can have my favourite scrambled eggs on toast, great!🥰

  27. @b-rice5008 on

    Thank you so much. For the last week I’ve been going in my backyard and eating the different plants I see, and I feel much better😁

  28. @holger4644 on

    This is, with all respect, BS. Fiber causes irritation, turmoil and bloating issues in the gut and intestines, which means the digestive system can never rest. Result: Nervousness, restlessness, poor concentration, irritation, moodiness, a general sense of feeling unwell.

  29. @rebeccajones9757 on

    I feel physically better when I eat whole grains like oatmeal or brown rice. I haven't noticed the effect on my mental health, but I will start paying attention to that.

  30. @rollingcoach9680 on

    But doesn't everybody know that a healthy gut comes with a healthy soul and balanced emotions? I am not advocating junk food but really: I get gut problems first and that often first alerts me to emotional problems I am going through. I am an expert at overriding and ignoring painful feelings to the point that I do not feel them at all and it is my body that tells me: you are not on a good track. My whole body participates and I have learned to really sit and be aware of the physical sensations and watch the thoughts that come when I do that. That is how I figured out that my husband was behaving like a shit a the last party. I needed to go the bathroom every half hour and later had very severe heartburn – and it got worse and worse as I recapitulated his behaviour during the evening. How do I get back into a balance? I have a few techniques AND I am watching your online course to teach me a few more. Thank you for your work!

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