[bananamansion]

i could sense a correlation within my own body at a period in my life where i was eating just sugar and processed food, that habit manifested a deep depression which was only cured by water fasting for 23 days. After that experience, there was no doubt in my mind that the gut and mind are connected.

[oldgradstudent]

The fact that diet may be deeply connected to mental state, does not necessarily mean the mechanism is neural.

It could be as simple as high blood glucose levels causing depression (there's some evidence for that).

[sridca]

Interesting. I never thought depression could result from just diet. I thought depression is mostly a factor of your life situation, and how you feel about life.

Did you stay off depression long after your water fast? Do you regularly fast?