The gut microbiome has an intriguing relationship to mental health. Communication along the gut-brain axis is strongly implicated in depression and anxiety in animal models. Attempts to replicate rodent study outcomes in humans are encouraging. In one study, a strain of bifidobacterium … [Read more...] about Gut Feeling: More than a Hunch
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Probiotic Foods Linked with Less Depression
Depression exacts a high cost. In addition to quality of life issues, it may increase risk for suicide as well as diseases including cancer and heart disease. Treating depression with medications has been less than successful. The proof of that appears in the soaring numbers suffering with this … [Read more...] about Probiotic Foods Linked with Less Depression
Probiotics: A No-Brainer for Brain Health
Drugs target serotonin to reduce depression and other mood disorders. Could probiotics do the same, given that the microbiome is one smooth operator in gut-brain signaling?[i] Researchers Caroline J. K. Wallace and Roumen Milev of Queens University in Ontario asked the same in “The effects of … [Read more...] about Probiotics: A No-Brainer for Brain Health