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How Stress Makes You Overeat — And How to Stop it

December 23, 2020September 1, 2022 MariaC cortisol, dopamine, ghrelin, HPA axis, leptin, mesolimbic dopamine pathway, reward centre, stress

Stress is bad for your mental health. It’s not great for your heart or immune health, either. Furthermore — and just to rub salt into your wounds — it can also make you fat. But the consequences of stress are not inevitable: once you understand what’s going on, you can fight back.

Digestive health Feed Your Brain

How gut bacteria can lift depression. Be sure to feed them well.

September 29, 2017February 23, 2021 MariaC 0 Comments adrenaline, anxiety, autism, autonomic nervous system, Bifidobacteria, brain chemistry, cruciferous, Depression, enteric nervous system, epinephrine, fermented foods, fibre, glucosinolates, Gut bacteria, gut-brain, Lactobacillus, neuroscience, neurotransmitter, prebiotics, probiotic bacteria, probiotics, psychobiotics, serotonin, stress, stress hormones, vagus nerve

The bacteria in your gut can profoundly affect the way you feel and the way you respond to stress. This ‘gut-brain’ is able to communicate with the head-brain along the vagus nerve. If you want your brain to work well, feed your bacteria well.

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