Gut Health and Depression: What You Need to Know

The bacteria in our body has quite an effect on who we are. They were originally thought to be irrelevant to the health of humans at best or were seen as potential carriers of malignant diseases at worse.

Research at the turn of the century began to reveal an entirely new world. Gut health appears to be a critical aspect of mental health. Microbiota are not peripheral actors, but essential symbiotic allies.

New research has suggested that our body’s microbiota can have an effect on our mood. In particular, this study examined depression and anxiety in mice as …read more