The importance of diet and gut health to the treatment and prevention of mental disorders

The gut microbiome is maintained at a particular composition of bacterial genera, however, if such a balance is disturbed by the opportunistic invasion of other bacteria, this subjects the body to several health issues rooted in infections and inflammation. The human immune system has adapted to maintain host-microbiome symbiosis, while at the same time, the […]

Whole food supplementation techniques have been used to address mental health throughout the last 20 years. Furthermore, the capacity of gut bacteria, also known as psychobiotics, to influence behavior favorably through the microbiota-gut-brain axis has drawn increased attention. Foods that have undergone fermentation provide a comprehensive whole-food microbiota-modifying intervention. Fermented foods (FF) were found to […]