It turns out it all has to do with the mind-gut connection. Your Gut Is Like Your "Second Brain" When you begin to feel anxious — say you're about to go on a first date or ride a really scary roller ...

If your child often complains of a stomachache before school, a big game or a test, it may not just be “nerves.” Experts say ...

Could your gut hold the key to preventing Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease? Researchers believe the first signs of these ...

For years, mental health was seen as something that started and ended in the brain. But an expanding field of research is revealing a key player in the story of our emotions: the gut. The trillions of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For years, I’ve treated patients whose symptoms didn’t fit neatly into any one diagnosis. Brain fog with no ...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), long dismissed by many as 'just a stomach problem,' is now being recognised by experts as a complex condition deeply influenced by the gut-brain connection. Stress, ...

The latest review evidence shows the gut and brain communicate in complex, two-way ways, making it hard to know which comes first. Experiments in animals, changes in psychiatric drug effects, and ...

Stress in early life may leave a lasting imprint on the body in ways we are only beginning to understand. According to new research, childhood stress could increase the risk of digestive issues much ...

Strong social relationships, particularly high-quality marriages, may help protect against obesity by influencing a complex communication system between the brain and gut, according to new research by ...

Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: eranicle/Getty Images, ItziesDesign/Kipzy Kipza via Canva, Kimberling Jaramillo via Canva) For years, mental health was seen as ...