The gut microbiome is often referred to as our second brain. The microbiome communicates using the same hormones as the central nervous system and is related to both gastrointestinal problems and mental health.
Sleep is essential to our quality of life. A healthy, diverse microbiome has been proven to impact the quality of sleep, how tired we feel, and our ability to fall asleep easily.
Prebiotics are non-digestible fibers that feed the healthy bacteria and other probiotics inside of our digestive system and gut microbiome.
Probiotics play an important role in the health of the gut microbiome, but what are probiotics and why do they matter?