by Brenda Watson | Jan 9, 2015 | Depression, Immune System, Mental Health
Major depressive disorder is the most common type of depression and involves severe symptoms that interfere with an individual’s ability to work, sleep, study, eat, and enjoy life. Each year, about 6.7 percent of U.S. adults are affected by the condition, with women...
by lsmith | Nov 27, 2013 | Brain, Depression, General, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Use of probiotics to benefit mood is a recent advancement in the scientific literature, first proposed in 2005 when researchers suggested its use as an adjuvant treatment (add-on treatment) to standard care for major depressive disorder.1 In 2013, scientists defined...