5 powerful ways tending to the gut boosts your health — from smoother digestion to better moods

• Gut health is a buzzy topic and products claiming to support it are everywhere. 
• Scientists are working to uncover all the ways the gut microbiome is linked to overall health. 
• Research has linked a healthy gut to better mental health, digestion, and hormonal balance. 

Gut health is in vogue right now, and plenty of research suggests it's a trend worth buying into.

Many prestigious universities, including Oxford, Stanford, UCLA, and King's College London, have labs dedicated to studying the gut microbiome, the trillions of microbes that live in our digestive lining.