Gut Microbiome
Wellness From Within Protocol
What’s the secret to improved health and wellness? More than likely, it’s in your gut. It’s well known that a healthy, balanced gut microbiota is associated with digestive wellness. But a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that gut microbes also have profound and far-reaching effects throughout the body. FromRead
5 Steps to Reset Your Microbiota for 2023
The holiday season may be the most joyous time of the year, but all the feasting, partying, and stress that can accompany it are not so merry for your stomach. The trillions of beneficial bacteria and other microbes in your digestive tract (collectively known as your gastrointestinal microbiota) are sensitiveRead
Black Elderberry Extract Promotes Optimal Gut Health
Elderberry often gets pigeonholed as an “immune herb,” but groundbreaking new research in the Journal of Personalized Medicine shows that this polyphenol-rich berry also demonstrates impressive gut and digestive health benefits. According to researchers, ElderCraft, a patented polyphenol-standardized extract made from European Black Elderberry, was shown to have prebiotic propertiesRead
Multi-Strain Synbiotic Relieves Constipation in Kids
As many as 30 percent of children worldwide struggle with constipation, which causes pain, discomfort, and even psychological stress. A new double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study in Pediatric Research offers hope for this common children’s health condition. For the study, children with intermittent constipation (less than five weekly bowel movements, orRead
Mindful Nutrition and Lifestyle Guide: ADHD
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a globally recognized neurodiverse condition that impact a wide variety of social, emotional, and cognitive developmental processes in those affected. There are several factors that can contribute to ADHD and how it manifests — all of which are unique to each individual. Because of this variability,Read
The ADHD Happy Gut Patient Guide
Introduction: In the early 20th century, a number of isolated studies discovered a relationship between the diet and mental health. Now, over one hundred years later, it’s increasingly accepted that the bacteria inside our bodies could serve as a crucial link between the food we eat and how we feel.Read
Probiotics Boost Mood in People on Antidepressants
If any of your patients are taking antidepressants, make sure they are also supplementing with probiotics daily. According to a study in Translational Psychiatry, probiotic “add-on” therapy helps decrease depression among men and women on prescription antidepressants. Study Details & Highlights For the 31-day study, performed on inpatients at the UniversityRead
Fruits and Veggies Improve ADHD in Kids
There’s a simple prescription for treating ADHD in children – eat more fruits and vegetables. New findings published in the online journal Nutritional Neuroscience linked diets high in fruits and veggies with less severe inattention, a key symptom of ADHD. Vitamins and minerals serve key roles (often as cofactors) inRead
Probiotics and Gut Microbiome Trigger Emotion and Mood Brain Signatures
Can probiotics alter the gut microbiome to shift emotion and mood brain signatures? The gut microbiota-brain axis plays an important role in gastrointestinal function and the regulation of mood, anxiety, and pain by communicating with the brain. Most studies have used animal models, however the following is a human double-blindRead
Mood and Microbes, by Jane Foster, PhD
This three-part videos by Jane Foster, PhD, author, professor and leading expert in the microbiome, walks listeners through her research on mood and microbes and how this affects the gut-brain axis. In these three 15-minute videos, you will learn: What do we know about the microbiome? How do microbes communicateRead