The Gut Brain Axis and the Future of Antidepressants

The gut brain axis is based on the idea that the bacteria in your gut regulates the neurotransmitters in your brain. Aisha: Microbes are not just things that hurt us, but being things that are constantly in cooperation with us and also literally make us who we are. The less diversity of microbes you have in your gut, the more problems you tend to have in terms of like negative adverse health outcomes," she says.