The main paradox of modern psychiatry: every year millions of people start taking antidepressants, but, according to statistics, about a third of patients with major depression do not experience any improvement, and another third refuse treatment due to severe side effects.

When we feel fear or anxiety, we often get a “sucking feeling” or “butterflies in our stomach.” From an evolutionary perspective, our brains never existed without signals coming from the gut. However, in today’s world, chronic stress has become the main enemy of our digestive system. З еволюційної точки зору наш мозок ніколи не існував без сигналів, які надходять із кишківника. Проте в сучасному світі хронічний стрес став головним ворогом нашої травної системи.