Post-biotic Intervention for Acute Stress Management

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 21 to 30 years * Men * Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) score \>13 * Own and uses a smartphone that is capable to run the study applications with access to the internet * Adequate fluency in the English language to understand the inform consent process, study instructions and study assessments * Sufficient vision and hearing to complete study procedures * Willing to commit to the study procedures * Willing and able to participate and to give written informed consent All inclusion criteria will be assessed based on self-reported information during the screening visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Past (\< 6 months prior to the study) or current major neurological, psychiatric, gastrointestinal, metabolic disease or cardiovascular disease * Past (\<1 months prior to the study) or current use of psychoactive medication, cardiovascular medication, or corticosteroids. * Known medical history of hypotension or currently on antihypertensive medication * Alcohol intake \>1 units day * Present or past history of alcohol or drug addiction and/or recreational drug use * BMI \<18.5 or \>25 kg/m2 * Maltodextrin allergy * Members of the research team or their immediate family members. An immediate family member is defined as spouse, parent, child, or sibling, whether biological or legally adopted All exclusion criteria will be assessed based on self-reported information during the screening call.