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Do Gut Microbes Control Your Personality?
Is there such a thing as free will?
Are you the captain of your ship?
Are you the master of your own destiny?
Biology proves that there is clearly more than one of us at the helm!
I’m referring to the fact that half the cells in our bodies do not contain our own DNA. They belong to bacteria, Protozoa, fungi, and other unicellular creatures. These tiny tenants, collectively known as our microbiota, are most abundant in the gut, where they aid in digestion and carry out many other essential functions. Most amazingly, they ‘talk’ to our brain. They influence our mood, our energy level, our appetite, our memory, perhaps even our personality.
A mountain of evidence suggests that this is factual. But how in the world can gut bacteria influence how we feel and act?
Bacteria have many techniques actually, but here is one of the coolest - Gut bacteria produce hordes of psychoactive compounds, including half a dozen neurotransmitters. Put simply, gut...
Are you the captain of your ship?
Are you the master of your own destiny?
Biology proves that there is clearly more than one of us at the helm!
I’m referring to the fact that half the cells in our bodies do not contain our own DNA. They belong to bacteria, Protozoa, fungi, and other unicellular creatures. These tiny tenants, collectively known as our microbiota, are most abundant in the gut, where they aid in digestion and carry out many other essential functions. Most amazingly, they ‘talk’ to our brain. They influence our mood, our energy level, our appetite, our memory, perhaps even our personality.
A mountain of evidence suggests that this is factual. But how in the world can gut bacteria influence how we feel and act?
Bacteria have many techniques actually, but here is one of the coolest - Gut bacteria produce hordes of psychoactive compounds, including half a dozen neurotransmitters. Put simply, gut...
