1. Introduction
disorders like depression, anxiety
Background: The usage of probiotics has expanded beyond the areas of gut and immune health improvement. Several studies have shown the positive impact associated between probiotics and stress, cognition, and mood; a relationship referred to as the gut–brain axis. Method: The aim of this exploratory study was to evaluate the effect of the probiotic strain Mental health is one of the fundamental components of health and wellbeing and the COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in disorders like depression and anxiety [Two earlier studies in the gut–brain axis area including LPHEAL9 focused on acute stress with measurements on one day [