Gut Feeling: How Your Microbiome Affects Your Mood and Mental Health
Have you ever had a “gut feeling” about something? Or felt butterflies in your stomach? It turns out that these sensations are not just metaphors
Have you ever had a “gut feeling” about something? Or felt butterflies in your stomach? It turns out that these sensations are not just metaphors
The microbiome ecosystem plays a vital role in our overall health and well-being, influencing everything from our immune system to our mood.
One of the toughest parts about raising kids is learning how to interpret their natural forms of speech and discourse before they find the words
When man discovered fire 0.2 million years ago, everything changed.
Including the composition of our gut’s microbiome.
You probably know that the shape of our teeth has
We have 6,000 thoughts a day, on average, during our waking hours. About 40 minutes of those waking hours are spent thinking about food. Not
Those in quarantine for the last several months have been wrestling.
Wrestling with their mental health, physical health, spiritual, and emotional health.
And anyone who has tried
There’s a very specific reason that Americans have embraced Asian-inspired soups and ramens as a growing trend in restaurant food – their broths just aren’t your
Bone broth has been the prized debutante of superfoods for several years now – and for good reason! There are so many benefits to bone
You know the feeling – when your throat and neck constrict, it can feel like you just swallowed an entire slice of cake whole. For some
Judging by the national shortage of yeast in grocery stores, we can safely presume that we’re all getting creative with our at-home concoctions. You can
Have you ever had a “gut feeling” about something? Or felt butterflies in your stomach? It turns out that these sensations are not just metaphors
The microbiome ecosystem plays a vital role in our overall health and well-being, influencing everything from our immune system to our mood.
One of the toughest parts about raising kids is learning how to interpret their natural forms of speech and discourse before they find the words
When man discovered fire 0.2 million years ago, everything changed.
Including the composition of our gut’s microbiome.
You probably know that the shape of our teeth has
We have 6,000 thoughts a day, on average, during our waking hours. About 40 minutes of those waking hours are spent thinking about food. Not
Those in quarantine for the last several months have been wrestling.
Wrestling with their mental health, physical health, spiritual, and emotional health.
And anyone who has tried
There’s a very specific reason that Americans have embraced Asian-inspired soups and ramens as a growing trend in restaurant food – their broths just aren’t your
Bone broth has been the prized debutante of superfoods for several years now – and for good reason! There are so many benefits to bone
You know the feeling – when your throat and neck constrict, it can feel like you just swallowed an entire slice of cake whole. For some
Judging by the national shortage of yeast in grocery stores, we can safely presume that we’re all getting creative with our at-home concoctions. You can
About Anna Cabeca. Anna Cabeca, DO, OBGYN, FACOG, is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She has special
These days, a shot in the arm might put most people in the mind of the Covid vaccine, its various eligibility phases, and the waitlist
For the past few months, getting out of bed and performing our daily tasks has been nothing short of a triumph of the will for
Have you ever wondered why it feels so good to cross something off of your list?
There’s a psychological principle, known as the “Zeigarnik effect,” named for its discoveress Bluma Zeigarnik, that comes close to addressing why.
You see, we tend to remember things we need to do better than things we’ve already done.
So even if you’ve crossed four of five items off the list, your brain focuses on the one you have left.
Everything you’re doing now is rooted in what you learned in your childhood home. That may be a tough pill to swallow, but only if