New supplements combine healing herbs to provide energy, less stress, better sleep, overall improved wellness

A new study suggest that exposure to stress in the first few days of life increases stress responses, anxiety and consumption of palatable "comfort" foods in adulthood.

Research presented at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Expo found that people who eat during times of stress typically seek the foods they eat out of habit -- regardless of how healthy or unhealthy that food is.

Stress has a way of suppressing an important component called an inflammasome which is needed to maintain normal gut microbiota, but probiotics reversed the effect in animal models.