Everything we know about the gut-brain connection and how your microbiome affects mood and cognition according to science.
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And dysregulation of the gut microbiome has beenlinkedto an increased risk for dementia, too.
A separatestudy published in theInternational Journal of Neuropsychopharmacologyfound lower levels ofBifidobacteriumandLactobacillusin individuals with depression, compared to those without.
effectively reduced symptoms of anxiety by regulating gut microbiota.
This effect has been repeated in subsequent studies.
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A reasonable conclusion, then, is that the microbiome may impact symptoms and development of ADHD.
Anotherstudyfound that children treated with probiotics had reduced rates of ADHD.
Cognition and memory
There is increasing scientific evidence that the gut influences cognitive health, too.
The HPA Axis is impacted bywhat else?the microbiome.
These are just two of many connections between cognition and the microbiome.
Both offer evidence of the effects of gut microbes on the way we (and mice) think.
After all, aboutone in fourAmerican adults suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder.
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