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Stress evolutionarily played a critical role. When you are being chased after an animal,

your gut would shut down because the blood and your resources had to go to your legs

so you can run away. And now, with this hyper stressed out lives that we live, our gut is

constantly shutting down. It's not working properly. One of the treatments that we use for

irritable bowel syndrome and to kind of help patients with irritable bowel syndrome is yoga,

meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy, deep breathing. All of these things

have actually been shown to help reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Sit down, enjoy that

meal because the way that your body deals with that food and handles it will determine whether or

not you are going to experience irritable bowel syndrome symptoms. That's Dr. Serena Pass

Reacher. And this is episode number 68 of the Perth Podcast.

Hey friends, I hope you're well. It's always great to find ourselves together.

For you, listen, my name is Simon Hill, physiotherapist currently finishing my

Masters in Nutrition and host of this show, The Plant Proof Podcast. Each week, I get to sit down

with super cool folks from all walks of life. Doctors, nutritionists, athletes, people who have

overcome chronic illness and much more to have conversations that can help us become more mindful

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