by Kimberley Gittens, RD | Jan 17, 2023 | IBS, Mental Health
Your mental health can have a major impact on your gut health. Stress and anxiety can trigger an increase in gut inflammation, and disrupt the careful balance of beneficial bacteria in your gut.
by Rachel McBryan RD | Nov 2, 2021 | Mental Health
The link between foods in our diet and our mental health actually begins in our digestive tract. Our digestive tract is also known as the “second brain” due its rich network of nerves and variety of neurochemicals produced by our gut bacteria. These neurochemicals made in our gut are used by our brains to regulate both physiological and mental processes — including our mood.
by Rachel McBryan RD | Jun 30, 2021 | Mental Health
How Does Diet Affect Our Mental Health? Although we don’t know the exact recipe for eliminating anxiety from our lives completely, there is plenty of evidence showing the impact of our diet on our mental health. A review of 21 studies found the typical Western...
by Rachel McBryan RD | Jun 29, 2021 | Mental Health
Did you know that foods we enjoy can be more nutritious than foods we don’t like? It’s true! Get comfy and buckle up — this blog post is quite the ride. Our digestion (and absorption) of food is influenced by many different factors. Including what we ate,...
by Rachel McBryan RD | Jun 23, 2021 | Mental Health
By now most, if not all, of us know that mental stress can have an effect on our physical health. It affects many different areas of our physical health, from changes in blood pressure to teeth grinding and breakouts. It can even have an effect on our diet — and it...
by Rachel McBryan RD | Nov 11, 2020 | Mental Health
The gut and brain are interconnected more than we previously thought—new research is proving it. These discoveries have huge potential to help people with gut issues by feeding it the best brain food. And help people with mental health or mood issues with help from...