Pickles Aren't Just Good For You, They May Act Like an Antidepressant!

 

Not all pickles, mind you. A study performed at the College of William and Mary in Virginia found that naturally fermented foods such as dill pickles, sauerkraut, and kimchi offer more than just a tasty snack to lovers of all things sour. These foods act on the stomach to give the body a major boost of serotonin, an important neurochemical responsible for managing our moods. In fact, most pharmaceutical antidepressants work to boost serotonin levels in the brain.

If You Eat Pickles, You Need To Read This. They're Doing Something Surprising To Your Brain.  Michael Pirrone. http://www.wimp.com/eat-fermented-pickles-brain-effect/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=story/

Brain Chemical Made in the Gut Linked to Emotion and Depression!

Serotonin is probably best known as a brain chemical that affects emotions and behavior, an imbalance of which is thought to contribute to depression. Less well-known is that scientists estimate 90% of serotonin is made in the gut, and imbalances in this peripheral serotonin have been linked to diseases ranging from irritable bowel syndrome and cardiovascular disease, to osteoporosis.

Gut microbes important for serotonin production. Medical News Today. Catharine Paddock, Ph.D. April 21, 2015. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/292693.php