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The gut, food, mood connection
Ever have to run to the bathroom every time you’re anxious or stressed?
Do you get butterflies in your stomach when you’re nervous?
The connection between our mood and digestive symptoms is due to what’s called the gut-brain axis.
The key to your mental health could lie in your gut.
What is the gut-brain axis?
Exciting new studies in the field of gut microbiome research have shown that the trillions of microbes that reside in our intestines affect our mood and vice versa in what’s now called the gut-brain axis.