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Signs of Gut-Brain Imbalance: What You need to Know

A growing body of research indicates that the gut-brain axis plays a significant role in mental health. Gain insight into this intricate interplay between the ...
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From Microbes to Mind: The Science of the Gut-Brain Connection – Part 2

Our brain and gut microbiome communicate through multiple pathways. To learn more about the precise mechanisms of these pathways, and the role of specific microbes ...
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Mechanisms Along the Gut-Brain Axis

The gut-brain axis is a bidirectional communication network between the central nervous system (CNS) and the enteric nervous system, linking emotional and cognitive centers of ...
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Bugs and Barrier Function

Intestinal epithelial barrier integrity has a great deal to do with how we feel: both physically and mentally. The concept is a relatively simple one, ...
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Gut Brain Connection: Talk Along the HPA Axis

The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis, or HPA Axis, is a bidirectional neuroendocrine network that modulates our adaptive stress response. The activation loop begins in the hypothalamus with ...
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Botanical Medicine

Benefits of Bitters

You may have noticed cocktail bitters listed on the drink menu at your favorite restaurant, or maybe you’ve seen a bottle of them while walking ...
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Cravings for Fatty Foods Connected to Gut-Brain Axis

There is a new link between the gut-brain axis — and it appears to fuel our desire for fatty foods.   In a new study ...
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Eight Supplements for Sleep and Relaxation Support

As mentioned in previous articles, phosphatidylserine, ashwagandha, and melatonin, provide a wide array of nutraceuticals with evidence that backs their use for sleep and relaxation ...
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Neurological Disorders

New Vitamin K-based Drug Promising for Medication-Resistant Epilepsy

Could a vitamin-K based drug be the next discovery for treating medication resistant epilepsy? A new mouse model study from the The Journal of Medicinal ...
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neurobiology of stress
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The Neurobiology of Stress

At the 2016 Neurobiology of Stress Workshop in Newport Beach, CA, a group of experts presented the symposium The Microbiome: Development, Stress, and Disease, published ...
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