Stress affects the microbiome, the microbiome affects how we deal with stress.

So that got us really intriguing about what is this microbiome, what is it doing, and can it be manipulated to basically

gauge how we respond to stress?

What we're seeing is that the microbiome is able to influence almost all aspects of brain function

that we have been tested to date.

Why enough would we have evolved to require bacteria and a gut for normal social behavior? Hello and welcome to Sigma Nutrition Radio.

I am Danny Lennon.

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So we are here at episode 105 and I'm absolutely honored to have one of the true giants of

microbiota research right now, Professor John Crian on the show. And Professor Croyon is the

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