Looking after your gut can make you happier, less stressed and boost your memory, reveals DR EMILY LEEMING. Here's the six unusual science-backed ways to do it Experts can predict your mood based on how much fruit and veg you’ve eaten, as revealed in a fascinating new book..
. By Dr Emily Leeming, Dietitian And Microbiome Scientist Published: 02:01, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 02:05, 9 July 2024 e-mail 1 View comments As a child approaches the age of ten, there is one factor that may help predict how key parts of their brain will have grown and how well they think things through. And it has nothing to do with the school that they go to.
Instead, it’s linked to the make up of their microbiome — the community of bacteria and other microbes that live in the gut. It is now being recognised that these microbes are not simply bit players in your digestive system: they are involved in every aspect of your health, from your immune defences to your likelihood of putting on weight. What’s more, early-stage research suggests that your gut microbiome is more intricately tied to your brain health — even the way you think, your memory and reasoning — than was previously thought possible.
In fact, new science hints that having certain gut bacteria is linked to how much happiness, gratitude and contentment you feel. Microbes in the gut are involved in every aspect of your health, from your immune defences to your likelihood of putting on weight Early-stage research suggests that your g.