Posts tagged dysbiosis
Gutted: How does your gastrointestinal system influence depressive symptoms?

Did you know that some of the first antidepressants were actually antibiotics?

Or that some of our current antidepressants actually have strong effects on your gut microbiota?

The link between your gut and your mind is not a new one, but new research is helping us to understand this link better every year.

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Do probiotics improve your mental health?

Do probiotics improve your mental health?

The answer may surprise you.

It’s common knowledge that you should supplement with probiotics if taking an antibiotic, right? Probiotics are recommended to improve a number of symptoms, especially those surrounding gut dysbiosis (an imbalance of good and bad bacteria and other small creatures that live in your gut). You may feel like you are supposed to be on a probiotic for general health and I’ve seen others express guilt if forgetting to take it.

We often think of supplements as harmless at worst and beneficial at best. But is this really the case?

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