Nutrition and Gut Health
Nutrition & Gut Health
Our gut is the epicentre to our health and is essential to every aspect of our health, including our mental health and happiness. It plays a role in training our immune system, regulating our weight and influencing our mood.
Recent studies have discovered a correlation between positive mental health and a good gut health. According to Harvard Medical School: When the balance between the good and bad bacteria is disrupted, diseases may occur. Examples of such diseases include: inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), asthma, obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cognitive and mood problems. For example, IBD is caused by dysfunction in the interactions between microbes (bacteria), the gut lining, and the immune system.
Although this is a strong correlation between gut health and mental health, improving our gut health is only the first step in addressing issues with our Mental Health.
For further support and assistance, please call the Psychealth Helpline, details below.
Phone: 1800 497 197 (AUS)/ 0800 466 400 (NZ)
Email: info@psychealth.com.au
RESOURCES
For further advice on nutrition or gut health, please view any of the attatched resources below:
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