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Eat more yogurt!
Posted by **Hippie J** on Sep 14, 2013 at 5:57:42 PM:
Low levels of healthy gut bacteria could be the cause of mental health issues such as 'anxiety and schizophrenia'
The average adult carries up to five pounds of bacteria
Healthy bacteria are known as probiotics, commonly found in yogurt, soy yogurt or as dietary supplements
Probiotics are also delivered in fecal transplants, in which stool from a healthy donor is delivered like a suppository to an infected patient
Strep bacterium is linked to OCD
Gut bacteria regulate dopamine levels
A build-up of dopamine causes agitation and stress on the body
Gut bacteria ‘talk to the brain' through the immune system or parts of the nervous system
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