A psychologist weighs in on how to use the gut-brain connection to your advantage.
Dr. Lauren Cook is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, company consultant, author, and speaker with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and her Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy.Though they are microscopic, changes in the gut microbiome can be significant for our brain health. For example, when we feel stress, it can lead to changes in our gut bacteria, corresponding with the HPA axis in the brain.
That’s the thing—the food we put in our bodies can be medicine for the brain, or, at worst, poison. That may sound dramatic, and it’s certainly not something to become obsessive about . However, given that we’re putting food into our bodies multiple times a day, we have to consider how it impacts our overall health, and especially our brain health.
Ultimately, focusing on putting whole and unprocessed foods into your body is a great and natural way to combat anxiety. It’s not a surefire solution, but it certainly won’t make your anxiety worse. I get that this is so much easier said than done. Eating healthy foods comes from a place of privilege. It’s expensive to get fresh, organic, and non prepackaged foods. At the end of the day, it’s better to put some food into your body than none.
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