Probiotics can also work as Antidepressants
Scientists have identified 'good' bacteria that can help alleviate depression. The bacteria improves the effectiveness of antidepressants. Expert use medication and psychotherapy to help patients escape from depression but despite of treatment, depression persists in some individuals. Patient with depression show prevalence of intestinal and digestive problems. Researchers suspect that the composition of bacterial community in gut plays important role in depressive symptoms. Researchers are therefore trying to improve existing therapies and develop new ones. The microbiome-gut-brain axis is seen as promising area. The microbiome is generally understood to mean all micro-organisms, that live in our body like intestinal flora. Intestinal flora can influence Nervous System for instance via metabolic products. In recent study, the researchers have shown the probiotics can support treatment with antidepressants. The scientists carried out series of experiments on volunteers. The an...