The Second Brain: How Your Gut Microbiome Influences Anxiety and Focus

Woman seated at a table with healthy foods while an anatomically correct gut microbiome illustration overlays her abdomen, symbolizing the connection between gut health, anxiety, and mental focus.

The Organ You’ve Been Ignoring Picture this: a 70-year-old Sardinian shepherd who has never taken an antidepressant in his life, eats fermented cheese and legumes every day, walks six miles every day, and sleeps for eight hours. Scientists studying longevity hotspots are finding that people living these kinds of lifestyles have remarkably healthy guts and […]