"Optimizing Emotional Well-being Through Diet: The Gut-Brain Connection"
A study published in Psychological Medicine reveals correlations between emotional states and the composition of the gut microbiome, shedding light on the gut-brain axis. Researchers found that positive and negative emotions, as well as emotion regulation strategies, were associated with distinct profiles of gut microbiome at the species level in a group of middle-aged women. The study suggests that emotional wellbeing and effective emotion regulation are linked to the gut microbiome, offering potential for future microbiome-targeted interventions to promote emotional and physical health. However, the study's limitations include its predominantly White, middle-aged female sample and the inability to establish causality in the observed relationships.