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"What is the gut-brain connection all about? How and why can our diets, stress, and toxic exposures influence our guts and therefore our mental health?"

Here are some snippets from my file on “Colon & Mind Connection”:

“The colon is the mirror of the mind. If the mind is tight, so is the colon.” -Dr. Allan Cott

“The small bowel is a critically important part of the body, it is the most similar to our brain of any other organ.” -Dr. Oz on Oprah

“If your bowel is not happy, those same chemicals influence your brain.” -Dr. Oz on Oprah

“If your bowel is not happy, your brain isn’t either... because the chemicals are the same.” -Dr. Oz on Oprah

Serotonin is the natural chemical in the body that antidepressants affect. Though 5 percent of your body's serotonin is in your brain, 95 percent is in your intestines. "You have a second brain down there," Dr. Oz says. "There are 100 million nerves in that intestine tract. That's the same amount of nerves as you have in your spine." -Dr. Oz on Oprah

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If You Can't Beat Depression, This Could be Why
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The Gut-Brain Connection

When you consider the fact that the gut-brain connection is recognized as a basic tenet of physiology and medicine, and that there's no shortage of evidence of gastrointestinal involvement in a variety of neurological diseases, it's easy to see how the balance of gut bacteria can play a significant role in your psychology and behavior as well.

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The Root Cause of Anxiety and Depression That Few Suspect
May 03 2012

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Abnormal Gut Flora Fosters Abnormal Brain Development

There is a close connection between abnormal gut flora and abnormal brain development—a condition Dr. Campbell-McBride calls Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS). GAPS is the result of poorly developed or imbalanced gut flora and may manifest as a conglomerate of symptoms that can fit the diagnosis of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD) without hyperactivity, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, just to name a few possibilities.

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Peace and Love..........John