Even in our everyday vernacular, we talk about the relationship between our brain and our gut.

We describe gut-wrenching experiences and emotions can make us feel nauseous or perhaps when we're

nervous we have butterflies in our stomach. These expressions are there for a reason,

and that is because the gastrointestinal track is exquisitely sensitive to emotions. Anger, anxiety,

sadness, and delation can all trigger symptoms within our gut.

The brain has a direct impact on our stomach and our intestines.

Thinking about food can cause our stomach acids to get up and going and start moving.

And this connection between the brain and the gut is also the connection between the gut and the brain.

If your gut is upset, it can send signals to your brain. So intestinal distress can either be the cause of anxiety,

stress, or depression, or may be resultant from anxiety, stress, and depression. Given how closely the gut and the brain interact, it is

important that we study and learn all of the influences over the physiologic activity of our gut. We need to ensure that we are able not only

to look out for signs that our gut may be in distress, such as looking out for symptoms of

heartburn or abdominal cramps, But we can eat in a way

that nourishes our gut, allowing it to create a better immune barrier as well as be a piece

of our puzzle that helps us to create mental resilience.

Today, I am going to be talking with Dr. Emeran Mayer about the exquisite connection between

the mind and the gut, as well as the gut and the immune system.

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