That knot in your stomach during a job interview isn’t just in your head—it’s the result of an intense biological dialogue happening between your brain and digestive system. While you’re busy ...

The source of persistent anxiety might not be where most people look. While stress, past trauma, and genetics often take the blame, emerging research points to an unexpected culprit: your digestive ...

Scientists say your gut may be shaping your mood more than you realise, as doctors warn that poor digestion, stress, and inflammation can quietly trigger irritability and emotional swings.

In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects. Most of us have ...

Sophie Beresiner had tried hypnotherapy and CBT to combat anxiety, but decided to try the gut health approach - Clara Molden for The Telegraph The phrases “gut instinct” and “trust your gut” are born ...

Co-written with Jai Liester. In recent years, research has illuminated the intricate connection between our gut and brain, revealing how this relationship significantly impacts mental health. Now, a ...

The gut has become known as the second brain. "The brain has about 100 billion neurons and the gut has about 500 million neurons and so because of this, there is this bi-directional communication ...

An 8% lower amount doesn’t sound like that much, but in the brain it’s significant, psychiatrist Richard Maddock said, ...

Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from "butterflies" in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite when we're feeling blue. A ...

You’ve surely heard of probiotics — but a budding class called “psychobiotics” is being touted for mental health benefits, with promises of improving mood, cognition and anxiety. Here’s what ...

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