Both probiotics and prebiotics have a variety of biological actions, including outcompeting pathogenic microorganisms in the digestive tract, inactivating harmful metabolites, producing powerful bioactive molecules (short-chain fatty acids), modulating immune and metabolic signaling, improving overall digestive tract function, and enhancing central nervous system effects through the gutbrain axis
This unique ability to stimulate structural improvements in the brain positions it as a promising option for both cognitive enhancement and neuroprotection
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Funding This study was funded by the Swedish Research Council to LMM (2019-01887) and MH (2013-07434), the Swedish Medical Association to LMM (SLS-939751), and the Mental Health Initiative in Stress and Trauma Chair at the University of Calgary to MNH and LMM
The combination is one of the most widely studied peptide stacks