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water kefir

Has anyone used water kefir instead of depression medicine?  I've started drinking water kefir but not sure if I should stop taking my depression medicine.  Thank you in advance for your comments.       Claudia
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1110049 tn?1409402144
I recently read an article that says priobiotics help with depression.  Reuteri is right.  I think you should give it try, and see if it helps.  No harm done from a drink.
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5601293 tn?1370703517
Depression comes from the gut , i know that pretty well .... bad bacteria/yeast can influence how you think,feel,behave via the "Vagus nerve" . This nerve comes from gut through spinal cord , throat,ear  ...and brain.Bacteria communite with the gut receptors , however this indirectly stimulate your behaviour.

Cut sugar,alcohol and all that crap . Focus on fermented foods , add high quality probiotics , prebiotics (FOS,GOS,Inulin etc.) to build powerful friendly colonies .

And i can guarantee you that you will feel sense of well being 24/7 .

"A men is what his microbe makes him "
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Kefir is a source of beneficial bacteria for your gut, not a treatment for depression.
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