The zone. Flow state. Transcendence. Regardless of whatever it’s called, everyone from billionaire CEOs to professional athletes to college-aged kids are trying to reach the ultimate plane of efficiency and calm.
Anyone who has ever spent the night self-soothing with a pint of Häagen-Dazs after a traumatic event knows our stomachs and brains are inherently connected. In fact, research continues to strengthen the claim that the food we eat impacts our mood. But could what you’re putting in your belly actually cure depression?
You stumble to the bathroom in the morning, and as your eyes adjust you notice a cluster of pimples on your face. Ugh.
Doctors and experts have always said there’s no such thing as a cure-all when it comes to health—but new research is suggesting that probiotics might be as close as it gets to a happy pill.