We Might Have Found a Bacterium Responsible for Depression

<p>Depression is real, and it is complex. Most conditions that affect our brain chemistry are going to be complex, and there are no easy, simple answers. We can&rsquo;t cure depression by just exercising more, eating better, or taking a short vacation to recharge&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6800113/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">(although there is some evidence that getting more money, especially to lift you out of poverty, helps relieve depressive symptoms).</a></p> <p>But while there are likely many different potential causes of depression, there&rsquo;s some evidence suggesting that&nbsp;<em>one potential</em>&nbsp;cause of depression is having the wrong gut microbiome.</p> <p>Overall, the pathway looks like this:</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/a-microbiome-scientist-at-large/we-might-have-found-a-bacterium-responsible-for-depression-3c473869ca37"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>