The gut-brain axis connects microbial health to mental well-being. This review examines how psychobiotics—including Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains—modulate anxiety, MDD, and schizophrenia, while highlighting current clinical evidence, key mechanisms, and research gaps.
A case study exploring how Ayahuasca and Huachuma ceremonies may shift the gut microbiome and reduce depression, suggesting a link between psychedelic plant medicine and mental health.
Nutrition plays an influential role in Parkinson’s disease. This study aims to assess nutritional obstacles, foods that impact symptoms, dietary guidelines, and consumption of dairy and organic foods in those with Parkinson’s disease.
Dietary manipulation of the microbiome to control obesity includes prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics that have been reported to reduce energy storage and lower inflammation and insulin resistance.
