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Does our intestinal microbiota influence our state of health? <\/span>cheer up?<\/span><\/h3>\n

Dr. Walkiria Inzunza Romero<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n


With this title many will wonder what my brain and the bacteria in my body have to do with it. <\/span>intestine, but in reality there is a broad relationship, first we will talk about the microbiota, <\/span>Inside our intestine there is a complex system full of bacteria that <\/span>They perform immunity functions which protect us from infections by regulating <\/span>Most of the time there is a balance between bacteria that are good for us and <\/span>preventing bacteria that are bad for our body from colonizing us, fulfilling<\/span> besides <\/span>endocrine functions, and barrier functions where these good bacteria secrete <\/span>substances that recreate a barrier that does not allow toxins to pass from the intestine to <\/span>our bloodstream.<\/span><\/p>\n


Our microbiota is made up of bacteria, fungi, viruses, yeasts and it is believed that <\/span>even parasites, that everything together creates a balance.<\/span>
But what does our intestine and our brain have to do with it if they are so far apart? <\/span>from the other, our body is not managed separately, in reality everything is connected and <\/span>Anything that happens to our body is going to affect us on a systematic level. Our <\/span>brain is widely linked to our intestine, it has been shown in studies of <\/span>image that when the brain receives intestinal stimuli, key regions can be activated <\/span>of the brain that regulate emotions (1).<\/span><\/p>\n

In a study carried out by Kim CS et Al (2) they studied a group of elderly people in <\/span>who wanted to analyze whether supplementing with probiotics improved their cognitive function <\/span>and their mood, they had a control group with a placebo and another to which they were given <\/span>probiotics, finding that the group that was supplemented with probiotics decreased <\/span>their inflammation, they had improvement in their mental flexibility and their stress level decreased.<\/span><\/p>\n

The relationship between intestinal bacteria and the brain has been studied for years, there is <\/span>a term that is coined for what is related to the substances that influence this, the <\/span>psychobiotics, this is how probiotics that cause alterations in <\/span>mood, anxiety and cognitive functions, currently these include not only the <\/span>probiotics and prebiotics that influence the relationship between bacteria and<\/span>brain (3)<\/span><\/p>\n

Prebiotics are specialized fibers that act like fertilizer, which <\/span>stimulates the growth of good bacteria in our microbiota.<\/span><\/p>\n

And now perhaps we will wonder how we can take care of our intestinal microbiota. <\/span>To have good brain health and therefore a better mood, the key is to carry <\/span>a balanced diet and taking care of our psyche, the consumption of prebiotics helps us <\/span>can help, foods rich in prebiotics are green leafy vegetables, <\/span>bananas, onion, garlic, soy and artichokes, there are also tablets with <\/span>prebiotics that can benefit the gastrointestinal flora, eating plenty of fruits and <\/span>vegetables, reduce our consumption of red meat and saturated fats, practice <\/span>meditation, having good sleeping habits and managing stress by practicing measures of <\/span>relaxation, consume fermented foods and sometimes supplement with <\/span>probiotics, always consulting your doctor because not all people need <\/span>supplement with probiotics and it depends on the problems you want to combat.<\/span>
strains that have to be supplemented.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are considering supplementing with probiotics or prebiotics, always consult your doctor. <\/span>doctor to make sure you consume the right ones for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walkiria Inzunza Romero MD.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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