The HPA axis dysregulation in severe mental illness: Can we shift the blame to gut microbiota?

Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) is a well-liked functional food and an essential fat source in Mediterranean diets, containing several beneficial ingredients such as bioactive phenolic compounds and monounsaturated fatty acids, which individually and together have positive effects on cardiometabolic health markers and function as neuroprotective agents due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Through the […]

This 2016 review examined the influence gut microbiomes have on brain development and neurological function, and the mechanism in which this can lead to mental illnesses. Evidence has emerged that the gut microbiome can have an impact on neural development, cognition and behaviour through gut-brain axis (the bidirectional communication system between the central nervous system […]