In the gut, we know that serotonin and other new transmitters are working.

We know that they are involved with the brain.

But 95% of serotonin is made in the gut, and also there are several receptors, about 90% of the receptors are there.

So you realize then that the gut has this location for serotonin, then there's this

communication mechanism. And you realize that as we're eating food and it's getting digested

and it's going to the gut, the food is going to interact with neurotransmitters. It's also going

to interact with the trillions of microbes that are in the gut microbiome.

Hey, this is Ari. Welcome back to the Energy Blueprint Podcast. In this episode, I've put together a mashup of two previous guests who are experts on the relationship between nutrition and mental health.

So first up, I have Dr. Uma Naidu, who is a Harvard trained psychiatrist and

trained nutrition specialist, and she's the author of the national bestseller, This Is Your Brain

On Food. Also, this episode features Trudy Scott, who is a certified nutritionist as well as

food and mood expert.

She's the host of the Anxiety Summit and the author of the Anti-Anxiety Food Solution.

Enjoy.

So I'd like to sort of create an overview for listeners of how nutrition actually interacts with brain health. What are some of the key,

maybe three, four, five different physiological mechanisms or pathways that nutrition is actually

affecting what's going on in our brain and how that ties into mental health?

That's a great question, I mean, as research evolves,

we understand that there are different mechanisms by which the brain is impacted by food.

And some of them include things like oxidative stress,

as well as I think what is the most important, in my opinion, but amongst

others, the gut-brain connection.

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