Bifidobacterium
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I have been taking Bifidobacterium yogurt for several months now, which I make myself, and I have noticed that I have started to sleep well and have vivid dreams... I only drink a liter of milk a day with food (it helps me consume dairy products, since I can’t drink plain milk) and it also helps me digest other foods, because I have biliary pancreatitis.
Found an interesting study that shows that Bifidobacterium increases GABA and serotonin (but I have doubts about serotonin, because I used to take SSRIs and this yogurt is not even close to these drugs, it gives motivation). Maybe this will help someone too, or will just be interesting, especially for those who have the same problems as me (insomnia, irritability and poor digestion)https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23759244/
AbstractHere, we define a psychobiotic as a live organism that, when ingested in adequate amounts, produces a health benefit in patients suffering from psychiatric illness. As a class of probiotic, these bacteria are capable of producing and delivering neuroactive substances such as gamma-aminobutyric acid and serotonin, which act on the brain-gut axis. Preclinical evaluation in rodents suggests that certain psychobiotics possess antidepressant or anxiolytic activity. Effects may be mediated via the vagus nerve, spinal cord, or neuroendocrine systems. So far, psychobiotics have been most extensively studied in a liaison psychiatric setting in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, where positive benefits have been reported for a number of organisms including Bifidobacterium infantis. Evidence is emerging of benefits in alleviating symptoms of depression and in chronic fatigue syndrome. Such benefits may be related to the anti-inflammatory actions of certain psychobiotics and a capacity to reduce hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. Results from large scale placebo-controlled studies are awaited.
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I also plan to add Lactobacillus Reuteri to the yogurt and see what happens