Very nice article published earlier this week in WELL + GOOD about, “THE SURPRISING CONNECTION BETWEEN GUT HEALTH AND POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION”

Read the entire article HERE = https://www.wellandgood.com/good-advice/postpartum-depression-gut-health/

Many new moms experience some form of the “baby blues,” i.e. feelings of sadness, anxiety, and mood swings, soon after giving birth. And anywhere between 11 and 20 percent struggle with postpartum depression (PPD), which can develop any time during the first year after welcoming a baby—and can last and last.

The trillions of bacteria produced in your intestines have a direct relationship with not only digestive health, but overall physical health and mental health, too.

Here are a few interesting points that I emphasized in the article:

• “The vast majority of the mother’s serotonin and dopamine is made in the gut.” – Shawn Talbott, PhD, nutritional biochemist

• Shawn M. Talbott, PhD, a nutritional biochemist in Salt Lake City, Utah, also points out that the hormonal changes associated with pregnancy and childbirth can affect the gut-brain axis and vice-versa. “Gut flora changes quite a lot from pre-pregnancy, to mid-term, to delivery,” he says. “The vast majority of the mother’s serotonin and dopamine is made in the gut, so disrupted microbiome balance can influence her mood dramatically.”

• Dr. Talbott generally tells patients to consider a probiotic during pregnancy and after (bonus: Certain strains may help with colic!), to eat as close to the Mediterranean diet as possible (loading up on antioxidant-rich polyphenols and flavonoids), and to get tons of fiber.

• “Eating more fiber is the single most important approach for improving microbiome diversity,” Dr. Talbott says. “But adding prebiotic fiber supplements can augment those benefits and target the growth of ‘good’ bacteria.”

The entire Team at Amare Global is thrilled about the nomination of our FundaMentals Pack as a Finalist for “Best New Product”

The “NutrAward” is the longest-running award in the natural products industry – sort of like the “Oscars” for natural products.

The “good news” for FundaMentals as an innovative mental wellness solution keeps coming with recent coverage in some of the highest-circulation health magazines (Shape, Men’s Health) and other media outlets – as well as invitations to present our research at several top-tier scientific conferences, including Experimental Biology (April 21-25 in San Diego), American College of Sports Medicine (May 29 – June 2 in Minneapolis), and Mental Health America (June 14-16 in Washington DC).

Just a few short months ago (November 2017, in Alexandria, VA), our presentation of preliminary data at the American College of Nutrition’s Annual Scientific Conference showed how FundaMentals significantly improves “good bacteria” levels within 30-days (and was selected as “outstanding research” from the conference).

The FundaMentals Pack is a patent-pending 3-product system intended to restore microbiome balance and optimize communication across the entire gut-brain-axis to support mental wellness. The ingredient profile of FundaMentals brings together an unmatched combination of numerous research-validated branded ingredients, including L helveticus R52, B longum R175, and L rhamnosus R11 (from Lallemand); BiMuno (from Clasado); SunFiber & SunTheanine (from Taiyo); Applephenon & FucoMax (from BGG); Enovita & ProDigest (from Indena); Enzogenol (from BioPuro); POMx (from Stauber); Wellmune (from PLT Health); and MycoFusions (from Nutragenesis).

By partnering with leading science-focused ingredient suppliers, Amare Global was able to bring FundaMentals to market as the first and only comprehensive gut-brain-axis system.

We invite you to learn more about the NutrAwards …and if you’re attending Natural Products Expo next month in Anaheim, we would love for you to cast a vote for FundaMentals at the Voting Page (Thanks!)

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Spent a terrific day yesterday as a guest on the Dr Nandi Show – talking about gut health, microbiome balance, and gut-brain-axis function to support mental wellness (depression, anxiety, stress, etc).

I was joined by Carrie Motluck who shared her amazing story of bouncing back from her own mental wellness challenges with attention to optimizing gut-brain-axis balance with the right probiotics, prebiotics, and phytobiotics – including Amare Fundamentals (recently nominated for ‘2018 Best New Product’).

Stay tuned for the air date of this powerful episode of the Dr Nandi Show!

Have you ever started a healthy diet or a new supplement regimen – hoping to feel better – and actually felt WORSE?

Well join the club – because that happens to LOTS of people.

On this evening’s Zoom call, we’ll be talking about WHY this happens and WHAT  to do about it to help ease yourself into a new regimen and toward feeling better.

Please join us at 6pm PT / 7pm MT / 8pm CT / 9pm ET

It’s very possible that the master key to unlocking chronic disease will turn out to be the health and composition of the microbiota in your gut. – Michael Pollan and Ruth Reichl