Wellness

Beef Up Your Brain Power with Bacteria

Would you like to trade brain fog and memory blips for clarity and instant recall? Or swap your nonexistent attention span for a deep flow state?

Strengthening your brain muscle is easier than you think. It doesn’t take hours of sudoku or learning to write with your opposite hand. The real key to tapping into your brain’s full capacity comes from a surprising place… your gut.

Specifically, your gut bacteria. Strange but true: The specific strains of bacteria in your gut can make the difference between crystal clear thinking and forgetting where you left your keys.

And by giving your gut bacteria the kind of support they need to thrive, you can beef up your brain into a high-performance machine.

4 Ways Your Gut Microbiome Helps Your Brain

Your gut microbiome contains trillions of bacteria. In a healthy and balanced microbiome, beneficial probiotic bacteria far outnumber harmful pathogens. 

Probiotic bacteria contribute to your overall wellness and longevity. And for clear thinking, total recall, and sharp focus, you’ll want a gut full of brain-refreshing beneficial bacteria. 

A healthy gut microbiome keeps your brain in top shape in 4 important ways:

  1. Producing short chain fatty acids (SCFA) such as butyrate and propionate that help strengthen the blood brain barrier and improve brain cell communication
  2. Managing healthy inflammatory responses which helps protect precious brain cells
  3. Producing k