IBS: The Link between Anxiety and Gut Health

the mental health-physical health link

The Connection between Physical and Mental Health The more time I spend in the area of mental health, the more I learn about how intertwined our physical and psychological health really are. Recent research has started to point more clearly to the connections between the health of our gut (e.g. the digestive…

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Building your Psychological Immunity

building psychological immunity and strength

Our bodies have built-in systems to fight against threats to our health. This is one of those things that most of us are taught in school and refer to in casual conversation (especially during cold and flu season!). But how often do we talk about our psychological immunity? We all have an…

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Poor Gut Health Might Be Linked To Depression

Gut health linked with emotional well-being

In today’s Psychologist Calgary post, I’m talking about the emerging discovery of how the human gut is strongly linked to a human’s emotional well-being. The more time I spend in the mental health field, the more I learn about just how intertwined our physical and psychological health are. Recent research has begun…

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