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I'm Patricia Carpus.

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Today's guest is Dr. Emmermer Mayer, a distinguished research professor in the Department of Medicine, Physiology, and

psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine.

He's a world-renowned gastroenterologist and neuroscientist with 35 years of experience in the study

of clinical and neurobiological aspects of how the digestive system and the nervous system interact in health and in disease. His bio

and the awards he has won over the years are quite extensive. Today we discuss his best-selling book,

The Mind-Gut Connection, how the hidden conversation with our bodies impacts our mood, our choices,

and our overall health. The book combines neuroscience and the latest discoveries on the human

microbiome with lots of juicy insights on the biological link between the mind and the

digestive system. He shares the science behind this

communication pipeline and discusses how we can actually harness the power of this connection

to take charge of our health and listen to the innate wisdom of our bodies. In other words,

how to listen to our gut so we can learn to pay attention to the signals our body is giving us.

A favorite quote of mine from this interview, the time has come for us to empower ourselves to be the engineers of our own internal ecosystem and our bodies and minds.

This book goes into a lot more detail, so I highly recommend it if you

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