In this episode we discuss the gut-brain axis: the relationship between digestive health and cognitive function, memory, depression, anxiety and other mental and behavioral health issues. We cover: the basic physiology involved how inflammation in the gut affects the brain how decreased brain activity compromises gut function how to recognize the signs and symptoms of gut-brain axis dysfunction studies demonstrating gut-brain dysfunction and its effects on health dietary and lifestyle modifications to improve gut-brain function. I think the gut-brain axis ...
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In a previous article in this series on diabesity I briefly mentioned the role of gut health in obesity and diabetes. I'd like to go into more detail on that subject here, especially since it's not a very well known relationship. Our gut is home to approximately 100,000,000,000,000 (100 trillion) microorganisms. That's such a big number our human brains can't really comprehend it. One trillion dollar bills laid end-to-end would stretch from ...
Hippocrates said: "All disease begins in the gut." 2,500 years later we're just beginning to understand how right he was. And, as I'll explain in this article, hypothyroidism is no exception. Poor gut health can suppress thyroid function and trigger Hashimoto's disease, and low thyroid function can lead to an inflamed and leaky gut - as illustrated in the following diagram: The gut-thyroid-immune connection Have you ever considered the fact that the contents of the ...
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