There's one study that I talk about in the book. It's really about it was math problems and public speaking.

So there's sort of that stress shame combination that people can have. And they measured levels of

intrilukin-6, which is a type of inflammatory protein. And researchers show that the people that had the highest

levels of stress and shame had higher levels of interleukin 6. The people that practiced self-compassion

had the lowest levels of interleukin 6. When the body is in that stressed state, that will shift

the body into that more of that sympathetic state, which will impact inflammation levels,

which will impact the gut brain axis, the connection between the two, and will impact the brain

hormonal axis.

Hey guys, welcome back to The Digest, this podcast. I'm your host, Bethany Cameron.

And guys, I'm just so pumped up about today's episode. I interview Dr. Will Cole, and he is

the face behind the popular podcast, The Art of Being

Well and New York Times bestselling author and he just came out with his fourth book,

Gut Feelings, where he addresses the shame-fueled relationship between what you eat and how

you feel and shares ways on how to reduce stress

and inflammation not only by the foods you consume, but by changing your mind and addressing

past trauma and the emotional aspect. I just finished interviewing Dr. Will and as you can tell, I am so fired up. In this episode,

we talk about diet culture and anti-diet culture and how both are toxic, how shame can be

causing gut issues, good foods versus bad foods, and if there is a difference, ways to not

obsess over health, all while continuing to follow the diet you as an individual need to

support your own health needs. We also talk about the Vegas nerve, EMDR, childhood trauma, alcohol, inflammatory foods,

and so much more. So without further ado, here's my interview with Dr. Will Cole.

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