Probiotics
Probiotics, Anti-Gas
Probiotics help balance intestinal flora to promote better digestion and healthy regularity (1, 2, 3).
The gut-brain connection
Your gut, through its Gut Microbe System, influences your brain's function. The Gut Microbe System includes beneficial bacteria, viruses, and yeast.
A growing body of evidence has shown two-way signaling between the gut and the brain which include multiple neuro and endocrine signal mechanisms (4). Probiotics help make the feel-good neurotransmitter serotonin (5, 6).
References:
(1) Lee ES, Song EJ, Nam YD, Lee SY. Probiotics in human health and disease: from nutribiotics to pharmabiotics. J Microbiol. 2018;56(11):773-782. doi:10.1007/s12275-018-8293-y.
(2) Brown AC, Valiere A. Probiotics and medical nutrition therapy. Nutr Clin Care. 2004;7(2):56-68.
(3) Bowe WP, Logan AC. Acne vulgaris, probiotics and the gut-brain-skin axis - back to the future?. Gut Pathog. 2011;3(1):1. Published 2011 Jan 31. doi:10.1186/1757-4749-3-1.
(4) The effects of probiotics on depressive symptoms in humans: a systematic review, Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2017; 16: 14. Published online 2017 Feb 20.
(5) Effects of regulating gut microbiota on the serotonin metabolism in the chronic unpredictable mild stress rat model, Neurogastroenterology & Motility, Volume31, Issue10, October 2019, e13677.
(6) Singhal, M., Turturice, B.A., Manzella, C.R. et al. Serotonin Transporter Deficiency is Associated with Dysbiosis and Changes in Metabolic Function of the Mouse Intestinal Microbiome. Sci Rep 9, 2138 (2019).