PSYCHOBIOTICS: HOW YOUR GUT MANAGES YOUR MOOD

Psychobiotics: How Your Gut Manages Your Mood

Psychobiotics are a type of probiotic - live, beneficial bacteria - that can support mental health. They work by improving communication along the gut-brain axis, the two-way connection between your digestive system and brain.

When taken in the right amounts, these targeted strains may help reduce anxiety, balance mood, and improve emotional well-being. Here’s How:

• They interact with your gut microbiome, which affects how your brain functions

• They help produce brain chemicals like serotonin, GABA, and dopamine

• They influence your nervous system, immune response, and inflammation levels

• They support key systems like the HPA axis (stress response) and vagus nerve (gut-brain communication)

When your gut is supported, your brain gets clearer signals—leading to calm, clarity, and emotional balance.

How the Gut and Brain Communicate

Your gut and brain are in constant conversation. That connection is called the gut-brain axis, and it runs through several key pathways:

• The vagus nerve - a direct line between your gut and brain, sending real-time signals about stress, safety, and inflammation

• Immune messengers - over 70% of your immune system lives in your gut, influencing how your body responds to both physical and emotional stress

• Neurotransmitters - the gut produces or regulates key brain chemicals like GABA, serotonin, and dopamine

• Short-chain fatty acids (like butyrate) - created by healthy gut bacteria, these compounds reduce inflammation and support mood stability

When your gut is balanced, it sends calm, clear signals. But when it’s inflamed or imbalanced, the messages get distorted - and that can show up as anxiety, brain fog, poor sleep, or low mood.

Key MGBA-5™ Psychobiotic Strains

How to Support Your Psychobiome

The psychobiome refers to the gut microbes that influence your brain and mood—through neurotransmitters, immune signals, and the vagus nerve.

When this system is supported, everything from digestion to emotional regulation can improve.

Nourish With Real Food:

• Raw milk, kefir, yogurt

• Fermented vegetables like kimchi or sauerkraut

• Resistant starches (green banana, and cooked-then-cooled rice or sweet potatoes)

• Prebiotic-rich foods ( leeks, artichokes)

Avoid Microbiome Stressors:

• Processed seed oils

• Refined sugar and alcohol

• Antibiotics (when not essential)

• Excess cortisol from chronic stress or poor sleep

Support The Nervous System Directly:

• Breath-work, grounding, cold exposure

• Vagal toning practices

• Circadian rhythm alignment (morning sunlight, early meals)

My Healthy Belly RESTORE™ Capsules: Targeted Support for the Psychobiome

• MGBA 5: 5 targeted psychobiotic strains to support THE MGBA

• Super Colostrum® to strengthen gut lining and immune function

• KSM-66® Ashwagandha + Saffron for mood and stress resilience

• Botanicals and micronutrients to calm the belly and regulate the gut-brain axis

These habits help restore gut-brain communication—creating the conditions your body needs to feel safe and steady.

The Future of Mental Health Is Microbial

Mental health isn’t just a brain issue. 

It’s connected to digestion, immunity, inflammation, and nutrient absorption—all of which are heavily influenced by your gut microbiome.

When your gut is imbalanced, it can send signals that contribute to low mood, anxiety, poor sleep, and brain fog. But when the microbiome is supported, those signals shift—helping the brain regulate more effectively.

Psychobiotics offer a supportive path toward better gut-brain balance and emotional well-being. They don’t override your biology. They support it. 

When your gut is supported, your mind can function the way it was designed to - calm, clear, and capable.