Is Your Mood A Roller-Coaster? You May Need To Get Your Gut In Check.

A lot of Endo Warriors can attest to the fact that their mood feels like a never ending roller-coaster. Depending on where we are in our cycle, our moods can range from feeling completely happy to crying over spilled milk to planning evil plots of revenge. 

It can drive a girl crazy!

For years, the medical world has been trying to figure out what causes our moods to change and what causes issues that most of us face like stress, anxiety, and even depression. These are common problems, and we know they are linked to low serotonin, but did you know that 95% of serotonin isn't even produced in the brain? Serotonin is actually produced in the gut. Your gut has been proven to be your bodies literal "second brain". 

What we put inside of our bellies is directly related to our emotional health. Our gut consists of bacteria, which can be good or bad (kind of like how there is good and bad cholesterol). We need that bacteria to have a healthy balance or the rest of us will not be balanced, including our mood. 

Your gut and your brain work together. If one is out of balance, the other one will be, as well. Have you ever had an upset stomach because your mind was stressed? Well, think about it, if it works one way, why can't it work the other way around? There have been many scientific studies that have linked mood problems to gut problems, and vice versa. 

A good balance for your gut is 85% good bacteria and 15% bad bacteria. That is the recipe for a healthy gut and a healthy mood. The best way to make sure your body has healthy bacteria for your gut is to feed your gut healthy bacteria. 

The best way to make sure that your gut is getting the healthy nourishment it needs is through probiotics. Probiotics can be taken as a pill or you can get them right through your diet. Excellent sources of probiotics include kefir and fermented or cultured foods and beverages. 

Some symptoms of an unhealthy gut include gas, bloating, nausea, sugar cravings.. and a roller coaster of a mood, like we have been talking about. Keeping a healthy gut in check will help you to digest food properly, absorb vital nutrients, and maintain a healthy state of mind.

I recommend adding probiotics to a daily supplement regimen for just about everyone. There are some cases where probiotics may not be helpful yet, especially if you gut is in need of a major overhaul due to being over infested with candida or other bacteria issues. But that's a whole other topic for another day.  :)

Do you take probiotics? Where have you seen improvement? Share your story below!

To a healthy and happy gut!

Ashley C.

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