The psychobiotic revolution : mood, food, and the new science of the gut-brain connection

9781426219641
9781426218460

319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"Written by the leading researchers in the field, this information-rich guide to improving your mood explains how gut health drives psychological well-being, and how depression and anxiety can be relieved by adjusting your intestinal bacteria. This groundbreaking book explains the revolutionary new science of psychobiotics and the discovery that your brain health and state of mind are intimately connected to your microbiome, that four-pound population of microbes living inside your intestines. Leading medical researchers John F. Cryan and Ted Dinan, working with veteran journalist Scott C. Anderson, explain how common mental health problems, particularly depression and anxiety, can be improved by caring for the intestinal microbiome. Science is proving that a healthy gut means a healthy mind--and this book details the steps you can take to change your mood and improve your life by nurturing your microbiome"--Provided by publisher
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-271, 279-311) and index

Meet your microbes
Mankind, microbes, and mood
Your microbiota, from birth to death
A voyage down your alimentary canal
The gut-brain axis
Discovering psychobiotics
Your personal psychobiotic journey
Psychobiotics and today's major diseases
The future of psychobiotics
Appendix : proven probiotic bacteria and products

2017030130

2904370

Cryan, J. F. (John F.), author
Dinan, Timothy G., author