mishaidris
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I am very very new to this subject and I want to educate myself more.
To provide more context, I am 22 years old and I struggle with ADHD, depression, body dysmorphia, and bulimic eating disorder. Apart from that I've had a terrible diet all my life — most of my meals consist of fried foods, refined grain (white rice), lots of salt, and refined sugars. Recently, I have been trying to help myself through means other than SSRI (which I currently do not take, but have in the past) and stimulant (methylphenidate; this, I do take almost daily.) I recently came across a YouTube video which concerns the gut-brain connection. This spurred some hope in me that I can maybe fix myself through lifestyle and dietary changes. However, I have come across some Reddit posts stressing the potency of FMT over dietary changes such as eating fermented foods and greens. As much as I'd like to pursue FMT, I just can't afford it now. I've been drinking jun tea (green tea and honey kombucha) as a prebiotic and I've also been trying to eat more vegetables and fruits to replace highly processed foods. This effort seems almost haphazard because it is — I just don't really know any better, to be perfectly honest. So I am soliciting advice or comments that could probably help me better this paltry effort to fix myself. What else should I be taking? Should I lay off the kombucha? Anything that could somewhat stabilize my hunger and satiety hormones that's been wrecked through years of binge-cleanse cycles?
I also would greatly appreciate book recommendations on gut microbiome to deepen my understanding. I don't really have any foundational knowledge of medicine to be able to parse scientific papers talking about hyper-specific findings on the matter. The informations I get online also tend to be a bit messy, whereas books are more focused and organized making them easier to digest.
Thank you for reading!
To provide more context, I am 22 years old and I struggle with ADHD, depression, body dysmorphia, and bulimic eating disorder. Apart from that I've had a terrible diet all my life — most of my meals consist of fried foods, refined grain (white rice), lots of salt, and refined sugars. Recently, I have been trying to help myself through means other than SSRI (which I currently do not take, but have in the past) and stimulant (methylphenidate; this, I do take almost daily.) I recently came across a YouTube video which concerns the gut-brain connection. This spurred some hope in me that I can maybe fix myself through lifestyle and dietary changes. However, I have come across some Reddit posts stressing the potency of FMT over dietary changes such as eating fermented foods and greens. As much as I'd like to pursue FMT, I just can't afford it now. I've been drinking jun tea (green tea and honey kombucha) as a prebiotic and I've also been trying to eat more vegetables and fruits to replace highly processed foods. This effort seems almost haphazard because it is — I just don't really know any better, to be perfectly honest. So I am soliciting advice or comments that could probably help me better this paltry effort to fix myself. What else should I be taking? Should I lay off the kombucha? Anything that could somewhat stabilize my hunger and satiety hormones that's been wrecked through years of binge-cleanse cycles?
I also would greatly appreciate book recommendations on gut microbiome to deepen my understanding. I don't really have any foundational knowledge of medicine to be able to parse scientific papers talking about hyper-specific findings on the matter. The informations I get online also tend to be a bit messy, whereas books are more focused and organized making them easier to digest.
Thank you for reading!
