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Chapter 3 MYTHS • FALLACIES & MISCONCEPTIONS
Obesity Pain & Depression

The International Journal of Obesity says: “Obese people were more than twice as likely to be depressed,
while depressed people were more than 1.8 times as likely to be obese”.

EXCERPTS FROM: “How Your Gut Controls Your Brain” by Julia Westbrook 2015: “If you think your brain is
controlling the show, think again. Whether you're suffering from anxiety or are just in a crabby mood, before
you start poking around your head as if looking for answers, you might do well to aim a little lower: your gut.”

"Do you have gut instincts? Do you get butterflies in your stomach when you're nervous? Can a job interview
cause you to have stomach cramps?" asks Elizabeth Lipski, PhD, CCN, CHN, author of Digestion Connection.

"These things happen because your nervous system and digestive system are intertwined."
David Perlmutter, MD author of “Brain Maker” says: “The connection between the brain and the gut is called

the gut-brain axis, and it's a two-way street. The gut and brain are intimately connected bi-directionally.”

"It's a bit humbling, but more than 90 percent of the neurotransmitters: chemicals like dopamine & serotonin,
that actually serve to regulate our mood—are made in the gut. If your gut is populated with the wrong bugs,
they won't be able to make the same feel-good chemicals, which have a major impact on your mood.”

“These gut bacteria play such an important role in creating these neurotransmitters that an imbalanced gut is

linked to depression. The reason people take antidepressants is to elevate levels of serotonin in the brain; and
yet, the target here is the gut, not the brain, because the gut is where these chemicals come from in the first
place. That foggy feeling you get after eating too much junk food isn't in your head—it's in your gut.”

“Gut microbes are so powerful that they can make a rat

fall in love with a cat (then promptly get eaten).”

IF Government & Medical Authorities Were Right - Why Did Obesity Rise So Rapidly Since 1975 ?