Most people think of the gut as a digestive organ. Something that processes food, absorbs nutrients, and occasionally causes trouble on a stressful morning. But over the past decade, researchers have ...

Jaime Di Donato is manager of health benefit solutions and product strategy at Medavie Blue Cross. For years, discussions about mental health in Canada have centred on therapy, medication, wait times ...

A few years ago, doctors began noticing something unusual about many patients who were later diagnosed with Parkinson disease. Long before tremors or stiffness appeared, many of these individuals had ...

The gut-brain connection is a two-way street. The brain has a direct effect on the stomach and tummy troubles can also send signals to the brain, meaning stomach aches and pains can be the cause of or ...

The gut is no longer seen as a simple digestive organ. It actually talks to every system in your body, from your brain to your immune system to how you process food. The amazing thing is the gut-brain ...

Early life stress may set the stage for long-term digestive problems by disrupting the gut-brain connection. Studies in both mice and thousands of children found links to symptoms like pain, ...

Coffee doesn’t just energize—it actively reshapes the gut and mind. Researchers found that both caffeinated and decaf coffee altered gut bacteria in ways linked to better mood and lower stress. Decaf ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLOS Biology, researchers showed that very small numbers of culturable gut bacteria can translocate to the brain in mice. Alterations in the gut microbiome ...

In a day and age when there is so much to see and do, life can get so busy. But there’s one important thing we should never forget – our health. Having good health isn’t just about not feeling unwell; ...