From all the reading I’ve done over the past couple of years with trying to help myself I’ve found that mental health involves full body health – physically, emotionally and intellectually.  This is the first post (hopefully of many) that talks about what I have learned.  It has mostly quotes that show that the gut and brain are connected and that the gut really is a second brain.

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I suffer from a mood disorder that was diagnosed as Bi Polar disorder, but feel that I suffer from PTSD from my time in the Navy and severe brain chemical imbalance resulting in erratic behavior and depression because of my time in the Navy (extreme stress and poor sleeping habits) and poor diet.  I'm labelled as Bi Polar by the Veteran Affairs (not trying to knock them, they try the best they can for veterans).  I find that when I exercise, eat right, do yoga, and se... Read More

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