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One of the interesting targeted supplements we offer here at Micro Balance Health Products is our Microflora Mood & Mind Support, a mood supplement that leverages beneficial microflora to the advantage of the body and mind.

Here’s a quick breakdown of this unique product that should answer some of your questions.

What Is a Mood Supplement?

Broadly speaking, a mood supplement is a nutritional supplement that aims to overall wellness with the intent to naturally balance the mood.

Mood supplements may contain specific nutrients, herbal extracts, or, in our case, unique microbes that support a healthy mind and body.

Sometimes, a supplement is crafted with the intention to positively impact the mind and mood and may contain special amino acids or compounds that stimulate the release of neurotransmitters like dopamine which are intended to uplift the mood.

Oftentimes, these supplements contain some combination of all these - and potentially others.

What’s in Microflora Mood & Mind Support, and How Does It Work?

As for ours, the Microflora Mood & Mind Support is a specialized probiotic that contains Lactobacillus planetarium DR7, a bacterium that has been demonstrated to support a healthy gut microbiome, strengthening the gut-brain axis.

The gut-brain axis, also known as the GBA, is a system of bidirectional communication between the central nervous system and the enteric nervous system. It has been demonstrated that the enteric nervous system, impacted by overall gut health, and in turn by gut flora, can also have effects on the cognitive and emotional function of the brain.

It appears that gut flora, through neural, endocrine, and even immune links, can signal to the brain, and vice-versa, signifying that gut health may have an impact on mood regulation.

Moreover, and equally as importantly, both dysbiosis (an imbalance of microbiota) and gut inflammation have been linked to anxiety and depression.

1. plantarum DR7, the microbe contained in our Microflora Mood & Mind Support, was the first probiotic shown to demonstrate the effects of changes in the gut microbiome on neurotransmitter gene expression in humans.

Specifically, L. planetarium DR7 helps modulate the microbial profile of the gastrointestinal tract, supporting a healthy gut biome as well as a robust immune system. The support provided by this microbe not only impacts gun health, but may also positively impact immune response and cognitive health through the GBA.

What Are the Potential Benefits of Our Mood Supplement?

Supporting gut health, and through it, the gut-brain axis, comes with many potential benefits, including the following:

• Reduced stress response: Some studies have shown that oral administration of L. plantarum has the potential to help reduce cortisol levels, at least in adults experiencing moderate stress. Those who received L. plantarum supplements for a longer period of time reported significant stress relief. (Cortisol is the body’s “stress hormone” that moderates stress response. Prolonged elevated levels of blood cortisol can have negative implications for both long-term health and mood.)
• Immunomodulation and immune health: plantarum DR7 helps moderate and balance pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the blood, and may help abate immune dysregulation. Moreover, this strain may be able to help support natural immune defenses in the upper respiratory system, especially during cold and flu season. Additionally, this probiotic has been shown to boost immune response through the activation of natural killer (NK) cells and macrophages.
• Antioxidant support: plantarum DR7 may be effective at helping to counteract oxidative stresses by supporting the body’s natural antioxidant defenses. Specifically, this strain has been shown to lower levels of malondialdehyde, a lipid peroxidation marker of oxidative stress. In addition to its antioxidant properties, L. plantarum has also been shown to exhibit certain cytoprotective properties within the gut as well.
• Cognitive support/Improve mood: plantarum’s benefits here extend not only to humans but to animals as well, as it has been shown to improve cognition and memory in both. This is where Microflora Mood & Mind Supplement may come into focus as a mood supplement. L. plantarum has been shown to enhance the brain’s serotonin pathway while stabilizing the dopamine pathway, both of which are neurotransmitters implicated in mood regulation.
• Overall gut health: Since each capsule of Microflora Mood & Mind support contains a billion CFUs of L. plantarum DR7, it can help promote a healthy, diverse, and resilient gut microbiome, maintaining species diversity, and encouraging healthy bowel movements. This strain may also be effective, in some individuals, at alleviating the effects of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and other inflammatory bowel conditions.

Try Our Mood Supplement Today

All in all, our Microflora Mood & Mind Support supplement provides targeted gut-brain axis support and has been carefully formulated to encourage optimal gut health, microbial diversity and resilience, and for mental clarity and overall well-being, even in the face of everyday stress.

For more information, please consult our product listing, or contact us directly at 888-404-8958.