Exploring Gut Microbes and Their Impact on Mental Health

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This chapter explores the connection between gut microbes and mental health, focusing on the use of Vagus Nerve Stimulation to strengthen the gut barrier and treat psychiatric conditions. It also examines research into beneficial and harmful bacteria related to neuropsychiatric disorders and the potential of treatments targeting gut bacteria for improved mental health outcomes.

Biologist Kathleen McAuliffe dives into emerging research that explores how certain gut bacteria can influence major parts of who you are, from your personality to life-changing neurological disorders. Learn more about how this ongoing clinical medical and pharmaceutical research might change how we treat disease — and discover the impact of your internal microbial makeup on your mood, weight and more.

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