Gut Flora is Linked to Mood

Recently the research has widened to include the effect on behaviour, mood, and feelings. Two recent studies reflect the critical role the gut-brain connection plays in children.

Article 1:
Toddler Tantrums May be Due to Their Gut Flora

Gut Bacteria and Happiness

In this first study, scientists found that toddlers with the highest variety of gut bacteria were more likely to be happy, curious, sociable and impulsive (I imagine positively!). In boys, extroverted personality traits were associated with the abundance of specific microbes. (Click the link below to find out which ones).

How to achieve a highly-diversified healthy gut flora…

Research on the health risks from exposure to environmental toxins is increasingly common. However, a cleaner home environment may be just as important as the air pollution in the community around us.

Making a Difference with Air Pollution

The harmful toxins from air pollution outside the home have alarmed some parents who are asking:

• How could one person clean up smog and pollution from a local coal-burning power plant?

• How could we fight the spraying of pesticides in nearby fields?

The solutions to these situations are, of course, not feasible quickly and by individuals. This fact is upsetting to those who understand how much these toxins can affect our children’s health…