Probiotics: Exploring the Gut-Mind Connection
Probiotics: Exploring the Gut-Mind Connection
May 24, 2012 -- Call it a gut feeling.
Preliminary research suggests that probiotics may dampen signals that come from the gut and go to the brain when you're afraid or anxious.
"By changing what's going on inside of the gut, we hope we can change how the brain responds to the environment," says study head Kirsten Tillisch, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles.
The findings were presented at the Digestive Disease Week Conference in San Diego.
Top Foods for Probiotics
Preliminary research suggests that probiotics may dampen signals that come from the gut and go to the brain when you're afraid or anxious.
"By changing what's going on inside of the gut, we hope we can change how the brain responds to the environment," says study head Kirsten Tillisch, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles.
The findings were presented at the Digestive Disease Week Conference in San Diego.
Top Foods for Probiotics
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