Gut bacteria and mind control: to fix your brain, fix your gut!

Brain: I have free will Gut: Hold my bacteria

My mother lived to 107 from eating fresh, whole food...lots of large salads, modest amounts of meat, homemade breads and desserts. She never ate junk or processed foods. Of course most of her life, GMOs were not invented. When pesticides, etc became used, in addition to GMO'S she bought Organic when possible. She was never on prescription drugs, very rarely used doctors; she added vitamins and minerals in her 60s. Walking was her form of exercise, in addition to household chores. She was an avid reader and believed that Bridge kept her mind working. Mom's long term memory was intact until the end, however, the short term memory was gone after 100 years, or so. I will always miss her. Eat healthfully. I do; I have no fear of Covid-19. Moreover, I eat Kimchee nearly daily.

I told a doctor in the mid 1980s that when I was a child I would get depressed in my stomach, it was like having a second brain there. I wasn't taken seriously and it was suggested that I see a Psychiatrist.

I've had chronic bronchitis and doctors gave me so much antibiotics that I know have destroyed my gut. Since then I've been taking probiotic supplements and have improved in the last 15 years. Friends even tell me I look younger. Great lecture. Be sure to watch this and learn and adapt. It will improve almost everything in your life.

Absolutely fascinating. Our 12 year old was diagnosed by a psychiatrist at age four for small intestine bacterial overgrowth. We were able to manage his behavior and inattention through supplements until recently. We visited his regular pediatrician who literally tossed him a box of Strattera (ADD medication). He scoffed at the idea that our son's behavior was related to any stomach issues. Needless to say, we are headed to a different doctor. This video was exactly what I needed to see. Thank you for sharing.

I can vouch for this out of my own experience. I was a nervous wreck before my wife made me start looking into my gut problems. I still have occasional flare ups but I am much calmer now.

What I find most profound about this presentation is that some of it we already had an inclination of but didn't realise it: You are quite literally what you eat. Exposure to bacteria is important, there is such a thing as being too much of a germaphobe and getting a bit of fresh air is really good for you because it also means exposing yourself to more microbe diversity. Having your personality rub off on someone can physically actually happen as a process of Microbiome transfer. Socialising also is good for your health, for obtaining different microbiomes.

So important considering that your gut microbiome impacts everything from your immune system to your skin to your brain function to your digestion, and even your mood and mental health.

Homesteads everywhere. As many fruit trees, herbs and plants growing as possible. Let's take over this game. Get back to Nature. Nature is the way.

Prof. Simon Carding’s lecture is the perfect introduction to the subject of gut health. I’ve reading about gut health and cooking from a book on the topic without understanding it. Now I have a basic grasp of the importance of bacteria to the health of our second brain, the gut. Prof. Carding’s analogy of a lawn to the gut was a brilliant summary of the lecture. After citing studies and providing many levels of information, all helpful, he suggested thinking of gut care like lawn care. Let’s hope I’ve got this straight: Adding prebiotics to your diet is like applying fertilizer to your lawn. Adding probiotics is like reseeding it. Fecal transplants are like digging up the lawn and laying new turf. Thank you, Prof. Carding, for sharing your expert knowledge of culture.

Brilliant presentation, Dr. Carding. At the end of the day, as Aristotle said, we are what we eat.

We as humans still need to fight our cognitive dissonance in order to accept this knowledge. It is unfair how big companies with only profit in their minds are keeping us in a way of „get pill and get well“. This presentation shows clear, that „eat well and feel well“ is the way.

A brilliant eye opening video. I feel my whole life and behaviour has been determined by the state of my gut!

Ayurvedic medicine have been saying this for over 2 thousand years.

Fantastic, as someone that is not a scholar I found this man very easy to follow and understand. I can’t help but feel that GPs are failing us when it comes to dishing out pharmaceuticals

This is one of the best talks I have ever seen on gut microbes. Thank you very much!

That was astoundingly clear and comprehensive. Massive compliments for your delivery of this subject matter, which could be very complicated but you make it sound easy as pie. I think this will over time turn out to be a deciding factor on humanity's ability to deal with ourselves, each other, and the natural world around us. Much of the trouble in the world is caused by disturbances in the operations of our brains which causes a lack of objectivity (like depression does), growing impulsiveness, and a failing to truly understand and think things through. Healthy gut = healthy brain = healthy humanity. Thank you!

One of the most informative videos on YouTube that makes a lot of sense to me on this subject.Mind Blowing!!

Glad I found this. It confirms & extends what I've known since the '80s, when I read "Dirt is good for you" by a nurse in the '40s, that my librarian father recommended. For decades I have taught my clients that "Each of us is a community, walking around, subconsciously following our guts." The DNA info & neurotransmitter info is quite revealing of the profound mechanisms of this symbiosis. My first recommendations for FMTs for mood & weight disorders were received with anger by most physicians, and only in the past 20 years, have they started to gain reluctant acceptance. (Academia is often so incurious, & terribly constipated with intentional ignorance.)

Everybody should be equipped with this vital life information! Thank you so much!!!