I’m not gonna lie, after 10 years of immersing myself in the literature, it’s still hard to wrap my mind around the fact that the tiny, not-technically-me organisms in my gut have a say in my health, let alone my brain. Yet here we are. And the evidence for this connection is only getting stronger, […]

When you think of the characteristic we humans define as “Resiliency”, or our ability to not stress, bounce back, keep our cool, get knocked down and get back up again…. I’d bet the very last biological system that comes to mind is the trillions of non-self organisms which dwell in the smelly confines of your […]

One thing that’s quite clear in this modern world is the fact that we don’t stress like we used to. For example, thousands of years ago it was common for us homo sapiens be wary of physical danger at EVERY waking moment. However, in present day most (luckily) have the security of living in a […]

If I were to tell you that the barely understood complexities of the human mind is somehow influenced by little microscopic non-self organisms which take-up residence in your intestinal lining… You’d ask what science fiction flick I was referencing… In which I would “Oh So Pleasantly” get to inform you that there is NO science […]