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Since the early 2000s, scientists have discovered that psychological stress is actually a trigger for certain kinds of inflammation — and that inflammation has been linked to the development of a variety of conditions, including depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, which we discuss more in the following section.

A new model of understanding mood disorders, such as anxiety and depression, identifies a link between inflammation and behavior. Neurotransmitter imbalances once believed to be the only causes of mood disorders are actually a response to inflammation in the brain, called neuroinflammation.

The inflammation in the human brain is also related to the gut through the gut-brain axis we discussed earlier.

Scientists has been investigating inflammation starting in the gut as playing an important role in mental health. The gut is no longer considered a simple organ designed for digestion, but rather a microbiome, an organization of living microorganisms. And when that organization experiences an imbalance, other organs, such as the brain, are affected.

A number of factors can cause gut imbalance, including the following:

 Environmental toxins

 Infections

 Poor diet

 Stress

Inflammation not only affects how the human body feels, but it also affects mood and mental health.