Report by Tribunnews.com reporter, Aisyah Nursyamsi
TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – Mental health has recently become a concern for society.
In fact, nowadays, tracking mental health disorders, you don’t only need to see a psychologist or psychiatrist.
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In some cases, mental health disorders occur due to congenital illness.
This was disclosed by the Head of Business & Marketing of PT Prodia Widyahusada Nelly Sari.
According to him, there are several physical conditions or serious illnesses that affect a person’s mental state.
“Intestine and brain affect mental health. Because they have their own communication system, so what we eat affects our brain,” he said at a media briefing in Jakarta, Tuesday (5/9/2023).
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In addition, an imbalance in the flora in the gut can increase inflammatory cells that affect stress in the brain.
So that the symbiosis is disrupted, ultimately affecting mental health.
Thus, a series of tests is needed to address physical problems first.
“Actually there are tests that are related to mental health.
There are at least 12 laboratory tests that affect our mental health levels,” Nelly continued.
One, intestinal health tests to measure levels of microbiota in the stomach.
Two, the HbA1C test to measure glucose or sugar levels in the blood.
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2023-09-05 05:42:23
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