Your gut microbes may impact your ability to handle stress
Increasing evidence linking stress with depression and anxiety spurred the UCLA researchers to explore the biological basis of buoyancy beyond psychological and social factors. According to Arpana Church, PhD, co-director of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center and the senior author of the study, "Resilient individuals are good at regulating emotions with great cognitive functioning and flexibility. They are also less neurotic, more mindful, grateful and at the gut-microbiome level have reduced inflammation and better gut barrier integrity. When you have inflammation, it's like a systemic thing — found in pretty much all disorders." She adds that more integrated research and clinical studies with human subjects that could lead to treatments are needed. Such research may also help identify biomarkers in the microbiome that can help tailor decisions on how to use existing mental health therapies. Read full article in NextAvenue(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
