Posted by Hugh on March 3, 2015, at 13:07:24
In reply to Re: Bimuno GOS prebiotic for anxiety » Hugh, posted by Tomatheus on March 2, 2015, at 14:05:11
You're welcome. The use of prebiotics and probiotics to treat psychiatric disorders is becoming more popular. Here's an excerpt from an ABC News story about it:
Greenblatt said he had treated hundreds of patients for dysbiosis, a condition of microbial imbalances on or inside the body. "It's a more common scenario than we know," he said.
Scientists are so far unable to identify every strain of bacteria, but they can test for the chemical byproducts that they produce, according to Greenblatt.
He said he checks every patient for HPHPA with a simple organic acid urine test before moving ahead with medications to treat symptoms.
"Eight out of 10 people are fine," he said. "But in the two patients where it's elevated, it can have profound effects on the nervous system."
"I don't know why this test isn't done on every psychiatric patient," he said. 'I question that every day."
HPHPA causes deactivation of an enzyme so that dopamine cannot be converted to the neurotransmitter neuroepinephrine, Greenblatt said, and that causes a build-up of dopamine.
"We know elevated levels in the dopamine gene cause agitation," he said, citing medical literature and case studies.
In one 2010 study at McMaster University in Canada, published in the journal Communicative and Integrative Biology, scientists found a link between intestinal microbiota and anxiety-like behavior.
The complete article:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/anxiety-head-gut/story?id=20229136
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