Are teenager’s mental health symptoms going to last for the rest of their lives?

As teens become more aware with age, they don’t simply take our word for things anymore. 

Scientists and experts are calling this the ‘’gut-brain’’ connection and hypothesizing that the bacteria that live in the intestines change when we change the foods we eat, and that the balance of those bacteria has the capacity to alter mood.

If our culture is to find solutions for the blips in the transition to adulthood, it will be of the utmost importance to begin a more honest dialogue about what so commonly goes wrong. Opening up discussions about mental health problems and addiction is one part, but we also need to welcome general discussions of vulnerability and personal imperfections among people of all stages