The gut microbiome and mental health: What should we tell our patients?: le microbiote intestinal et la santé mentale : que devrions-nous dire à nos patients?

Lima-Ojeda et al. (2017) describe the past research demonstrating the influential role of gut microbiota in human immunology, nutrition, digestion, energy homeostasis, and the central nervous system. Alterations in the gut microbiome have been associated with the pathophysiology of various diseases including neuropsychiatric disorders while disruption of the microbiome-gut-brain axis has additionally been linked with […]

Aggression, investigation, anxiety, depression, and other social and affective behaviors, are expressed through a complex interplay between several psychological systems, such as the neuroendocrine and the immune systems. Current literature postulates that the gut microbiome is central to behavioral modulation, in that it potentially serves to integrate with various psychological systems. It has been demonstrated […]