u/Voldemorts__Mom

I keep seeing people speaking about increasing evidence showing that the micro-gut biome can be a huge determining factor on mood, and things like depression. Evidence that shows people who have faecal transplants getting better from depression, because our gut bacteria plays such an important role in producing tryptophan- a precursor to serotonin. And obviously this diet is AWESOME for your gut.

There's actually a whole Netflix documentary I watched about this, it was really interesting.

And now that I think about it, since I've gone plant based, my mood has been waaaay up. Especially since I quit caffeine, because caffeine gives me bad IBS which leads to diarrhoea, which clears out the gut of all the good microbes. Like I kid you not, I'm basically ALWAYS in a good mood. And when I do have bad days, I generally get through them alright.

And I mean, it's definitely not only my diet, I also exercise, keep my mind busy, go to group therapy, etc. But I feel like this diet plays a huge part in my mental well-being and mood.

I'm wondering what ya'lls experience is?

Edit: the Netflix documentary is called "Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut"

I'm starting to grow mushrooms, I'm wondering which are best for burgers/tacos and if anyone has any recipes to share? And advice.

This lady I housesat for gave me a scoby and insisted I make Kombucha. So I took it home and made some with black tea.

But then I kinda forgot about it for like almost 2 months.

So I decided to empty it, and I poured two glasses and gave one to my grandfather. I said "be careful, it might be a bit sour" he took a sip and literally spat it out all over the kitchen counter 🤣🤣😭 it was HELLA sour.

Damn I only had like a 1/4 cup and I literally feel high rn. Although I dno if it's the Kombucha or just all of the laughing.

Anyway, I'm gonna make another batch, but this time I wanna use rooibos tea