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Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 17
Do Gut Bugs Love Genetic Testing?

Many moving pieces play a role in determining the health of our gut bugs, and those microbes in turn play a significant role in the health of both our bodies and our minds.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 16
Gut Bugs Inflame Your Brain – a Genetic Test Guides Prevention

The significance of chronic inflammation to our health, and how both our microbiomes and our genes play a role.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 15
Will Probiotics or Fecal Transplants Cure Memory Loss from Dementia?

Fecal Microbiota Transplants: The Alzheimer’s Treatment of the Future?

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 14
Distracted, Impulsive Gut Bugs Have ADHD

Recent research has demonstrated that our gut bugs may be implicated in the chain reaction leading to one of the most ubiquitous mental health concerns among children today: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 13
Autistic Gut Bugs?

The Great Mystery of Autism Spectrum Disorder—and How One’s Microbiome May Play a Role

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 12
“Don’t Shoot the Messenger!” How Microbiome Crosstalk Influences Your Emotional Health

How Your Microbiome’s Messenger Microbes Play a Role in Epigenetics

Your Mighty Moody Microbiome – Part 11
Villainous Gut Bugs Bedevil Bipolar Patients?

The gut bugs living within us may have an insidious effect on our mental health… but take heart. Even this villain can be conquered through personalized medicine and targeted care.

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.