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How to Enhance Your Gut Microbiome for Brain & Overall Health
Huberman Lab
The Balance of Microbiome Diversity: Is More Always Better?
A healthy microbiome is one that has a lot of diversity, including different types of bacteria. Adding probiotics and prebiotics can enhance diversity and improve mood, digestion, and the immune system. However, excessive intake of probiotics can lead to brain fog due to certain metabolites in the gut. There are studies that discuss the link between excessive probiotic intake and brain fog. While increasing microbiotal diversity is generally beneficial, there are thresholds beyond which it can become problematic. Having too few microbial species is not ideal.
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