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Although the thiamine content in okra is only 0.2 mg per 100 mg, it plays a crucial role in boosting the functions of the intestine, muscles, stomach, nervous system, brain, and heart [53]
Cell Host & Microbe DOI:10.1016/j.chom.2026.05.003 Abstract Microbiota-driven gutbrain signaling underlies antidepressant effects of a GLP-1 analog Despite widespread clinical use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists for metabolic disease, their neuropsychiatric effects remain poorly understood and controversial
Moreover, Mendelian randomization analyses support a causal role for specific gut microbes: Actinobacteria and Bifidobacterium taxa appear protective, while Lactobacillaceae increase anxiety risk (Lai and Xiong, 2025)
Vitamin C can also process glutathione by transforming the oxidised glutathione back to its active form