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How Our Microbiome Influences Mental Health

It's a mind-body connection. Your gut bacteria can affect your mental health through the gut-brain axis. Learn how psychobiotics like PS128 can affect mood and well-being.

How Our Microbiome Influences Mental Health

It's a mind-body connection. Your gut bacteria can affect your mental health through the gut-brain axis. Learn how psychobiotics like PS128 can affect mood and well-being.

What does serotonin do? It helps with a healthy brain and a healthy gut. Image shows the chemical structure of serotonin.

What Does Serotonin Do?

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays a role in everything from easing anxiety to regulating digestion. It can also be influenced by special probiotics like PS128.

What Does Serotonin Do?

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays a role in everything from easing anxiety to regulating digestion. It can also be influenced by special probiotics like PS128.

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Stress and the Probiotic PS128: Management and ...

How does PS128 support stress management, mood, and muscle recovery? Learn more about clinical & preclinical studies of PS128 around stress.

Stress and the Probiotic PS128: Management and ...

How does PS128 support stress management, mood, and muscle recovery? Learn more about clinical & preclinical studies of PS128 around stress.

5 Signs that Probiotics are Working

Health Benefits and Signs Probiotics are Working

You've likely heard of probiotics, but you may not know what to expect after taking them. Here some health benefits of probiotics you may notice.

Health Benefits and Signs Probiotics are Working

You've likely heard of probiotics, but you may not know what to expect after taking them. Here some health benefits of probiotics you may notice.

Fermented milk in a mug illustrating how probiotics have been used in the past and present.

Probiotics: History, Science and Genetic Sequen...

From mummified cheese to metagenomics, we take a fun dive into the history and science of probiotics. Add to your probiotics trivia knowledge in this blog.

Probiotics: History, Science and Genetic Sequen...

From mummified cheese to metagenomics, we take a fun dive into the history and science of probiotics. Add to your probiotics trivia knowledge in this blog.

probiotics can support sleep and mood

Can Probiotics Support Sleep and Mood?

Poor sleep can not only leave you feeling irritable, but also can impact your gut microbiome. Eating certain foods and taking gut-brain probiotics may help.

Can Probiotics Support Sleep and Mood?

Poor sleep can not only leave you feeling irritable, but also can impact your gut microbiome. Eating certain foods and taking gut-brain probiotics may help.

What to know about the HT-PS23 postbiotic in Neuralli Mood from Bened Life

What is HT-PS23? (HT L. paracasei PS23)

Noelle Patno, PhD discusses HT-PS23, the stress-relieving postbiotic in Neuralli Mood and what it can mean to your mental health.

What is HT-PS23? (HT L. paracasei PS23)

Noelle Patno, PhD discusses HT-PS23, the stress-relieving postbiotic in Neuralli Mood and what it can mean to your mental health.

Postbiotics are distinct from probiotics and prebiotics, and can be defined as "good" dead bacteria

What Are Postbiotics?

As more postbiotics find their way into supplements and foods, it’s important to understand what postbiotics are and the diversity of ways this term may be used.

What Are Postbiotics?

As more postbiotics find their way into supplements and foods, it’s important to understand what postbiotics are and the diversity of ways this term may be used.

Parkinson's Disease affects many older people, and probiotics may be helpful

Which Probiotics are Best for Parkinson's?

Could there be essential microbes that a Parkinson’s patient needs in their diet? From neurological health to gut health, the answer seems to be "yes".

Which Probiotics are Best for Parkinson's?

Could there be essential microbes that a Parkinson’s patient needs in their diet? From neurological health to gut health, the answer seems to be "yes".

The microbiome gut brain axis can influence your mental health

What Is the Gut-Brain Axis? How Your Microbiome...

The gut-brain axis allows your gut and brain to "talk" to one another, and is the reason that certain probiotics can help with mood and sleep.

What Is the Gut-Brain Axis? How Your Microbiome...

The gut-brain axis allows your gut and brain to "talk" to one another, and is the reason that certain probiotics can help with mood and sleep.

Healthy dopamine levels support a better quality of life

Which Supplements Can Increase Dopamine Levels?

Low dopamine levels can cause you to feel tired, lack focus, and not feel like yourself. Here are 10 dopamine-boosting supplements you can try.

Which Supplements Can Increase Dopamine Levels?

Low dopamine levels can cause you to feel tired, lack focus, and not feel like yourself. Here are 10 dopamine-boosting supplements you can try.