While we’ve evolved to be able to respond well to immediate threats, our stress-response system is less able deal with the chronic stressors of modern life.
- Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne
Prepping for a job interview or giving a speech at your best mate’s wedding? Here’s why your tummy’s a-flutter.
Rather than focusing on single foods for ‘gut health’, we’re better off having a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle.
The science behind direct-to-consumer gut microbe testing is in its infancy. Here’s what you need to know if you’ve been tempted to get your microbiome analysed.
For most of the twentieth century, we were at war with microbes, leading to substantial changes in our body’s ecosystem. This has changed our diets, disease profile, moods and even personalities.
Links have been made between the community of bacteria in your gut and depression, pain, stress and sleep. So what does the science say?
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