Your Second Brain's Secret

A lot of times when we think about depression or anxiety, the first supplements we run to might be vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, some people turn to a medication, we think of St. John's wort, SAM-e, saffron, and those are amazing supplements. However, studies are showing that changing your gut microbiome and using probiotics can also have a profoundly positive effect on your brain and nervous system. But here's what they found in the study: if we would cut the vagus nerve, those probiotics no longer had the same effect on the brain. So really, there is a very specific pathway where the bacteria impacts the nerve, the vagus nerve, which then impacts the brain. And the vagus nerve is sort of this connection between your second brain in your gut and your primary brain. And when that line, that vagus nerve is cut that connects the two, the bacteria no longer have the same positive effect on your brain.