Improving Your Mood with Your Food
Foods affect both our physical and mental health. Find tips for improving your mood with food.
Ways to Support Your Mental Health and IBS
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.
Eating for Gut Health and 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.