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Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 10
“Powerful Superhero—Mr. Probiotic—Kills Evil Depression Bugs!”

By bolstering your microbiome, probiotic supplements may just play a critical role in fighting off the hydra of depression once and for all.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 9
Zombie Gut Bugs – Can You Eat Your Way out of a “Microbiome Depression”?

Exciting new research suggests sometime in the not-too-distant-future, depression and other mental illnesses could be targeted and treated not in the brain… but in the gut

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 8
The Care and Feeding of Your Microbial “Pet” with Mental Health Prebiotics

Just like a pet, our microbiomes can bring us great pleasure and joy, or wreak havoc on our emotions.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 7
Bad Bugs Bring Civil War and Global Depression

How Undiagnosed Immune Symptoms Can Unravel Your Mental Health

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 6
Leaky Gut ↔ Leaky Brain ↔ Leaky Emotions

A leaky gut is the point-of-origin in a chain reaction that can set off a series of serious health concerns—including a “leaky brain” that leads to “leaky emotions”

Psychobiotics and Your Microbiome – It’s a Gut Feeling

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 5
Convert Your Microbiome to a “Team Player” to Alleviate Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder

How your microbiome can be an underachiever—and what you can consider doing to make it work for you as an overachieving teammate!

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 4
Ninety Trillion Bugs Cry Out, “Feed Me. Feed Me.” Why Should You Care?

A Gut Feeling: Is Your Microbiome Making You Moody?

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 3
You’re Married to Your Ninety Trillion Bugs – “In Sickness and in Health”

A look at what factors keep your microbiome happy and healthy—and what factors might be hurting its chances to thrive.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 2
How “Messages from Bugs” Affect Our Mental Health

Various bacteria found in your microbiome can exert epigenetic effects on your DNA, through a complex set of “messages from bugs.”