Mood
3 articles
Mind & Body
Your Gut Talks to Your Mood: The Three Pathways That Link Digestion to How You Feel
The gut and brain are in constant conversation through three main pathways: nervous, endocrine, and immune/metabolic. Understanding these connections reveals how gut health, influenced by microbes and diet, directly impacts mood and mental well-being.
Javier Rodriguez·October 31, 2026
Eat & Drink
How Prebiotics and Probiotics Talk to Your Brain: Four Pathways and What the Evidence Says
The gut-brain axis connects the gut and brain through four distinct biological pathways, with prebiotics and probiotics showing promise for influencing mood and cognition, though human evidence remains developing and mixed.
Javier Rodriguez·October 29, 2026
Mind & Body
How Diet Impacts Mental Health: Nutritional Interventions Explained
An astonishing 95% of the body's serotonin, a key neurotransmitter for mood regulation, is produced not in the brain, but in the gastrointestinal tract, according to Nutritional Psychiatry: Towards Im
Javier Rodriguez·August 3, 2026