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The Gut & Brain Connection and Ending Inflammation w/Dr. Emeran Mayer EP 1138

Jul 19, 2021

Dr. Emeran Mayer, a leading authority on the gut-brain connection and director at UCLA, dives deep into how our emotions reflect in our bodies. He highlights major inflammation triggers and the impact of dietary choices on gut health. Sugar addiction's effects are explored, alongside the significant relationship between brain and gut in regulating our well-being. Mayer also shares insights on the importance of a plant-based diet and how modern eating habits can disrupt our microbiome. This conversation offers valuable tools for improving both mental and physical health.

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Intro

5min

Mind-Body Connection: The Brain-Gut Dialogue

16min

Exploring the Gut-Brain Connection and Evolutionary Insights

5min

The Gut-Brain Connection: Emotions and Eating

16min

Nourishing the Brain-Gut Link

4min

Gut Health and Dietary Connections

19min

Understanding Bodily Signs: The Link Between Gut Health and Neurology

3min

Gut Health and Neurology: A Hidden Link

4min

Emphasizing Wellness and Connection Through Personal Growth

2min

“Any emotions that you experience chronically or frequently have a mirror image in your body.”

Today's guest is Dr. Emeran Mayer. He's one of the world’s foremost experts on the gut brain connection and for over the past 40 years, his research and published work has offered groundbreaking evidence of the critical connection between the brain and the gut. He is the executive director of the G. Oppenheimer Center for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience and the co-director of the Digestive Diseases Research Center at the University of California at Los Angeles. Our conversation was so powerful that I wanted to split into 2 parts! So look out for part 2 coming later this week!

In this episode Lewis and Dr. Emeran Mayer discuss the biggest triggers for inflammation, the foods we should eat & avoid to improve our gut health, why we’ve become so addicted to sugar & the effects it has on our body, whether our brain or gut health affects our body more, how our digestive system functions, and so much more!

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