Why Your Gut and Brain Can't Stop Talking to Each Other
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
4.9 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2019
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Your brain and your gut are like best friends who are always calling and texting each other. They're always in communication and can't live without each other!
Gut and brain relationship expert Dr. Leigh Frame joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll on this episode of The Exam Room™ Podcast to shine more light on their unique bond. Her first appearance was one of the most downloaded episodes to date and Dr. Frame is back with even more science for her encore, including:
- Keto Diet's effect on gut bacteria
- Why fiber is critical for gut health
- How gut bacteria changes with every meal
- Gut bacteria and mental health
- Phytonutrients in the gut and potential for heart disease and cancer prevention
For inspiration, Chuck welcomes Bruce and Mindy Mylrea to the show. The couple famously travel the world in the "Wellness Wagon" — an RV that is covered with pictures of fruits and vegetables. They are on a mission to teach as many people as possible about the health benefits of a plant-based diet. And for them, it's very personal.
Bruce has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and continues to carefully monitor his health while still teaching as many people as possible. The couple speak openly and candidly about the challenges they are facing and why it's important that they tackle them head-on with a positive attitude and unrelenting optimism.
Eating a whole-food plant-based diet is a critical part of Bruce's plan and he credits it immensely for helping him throughout the treatment process. He says he was able to nullify many of the side effects of the surgeries, radiation and hormone therapies because of his diet.
This is a show you won't want to miss!
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| 0:00.0 | Why is there this hot wire between what's going on down here and what's going on up here? |
| 0:04.8 | Yes, that's the gut brain access, which is really hot in science right now |
| 0:08.7 | In part because we didn't really know that it existed |
| 0:11.2 | It wasn't until we started studying these bugs that we really realized what was going on there |
| 0:14.9 | And there is a nerve that directly connects your gut to your brain. Mm-hmm |
| 0:18.3 | So those neurotransmitters are reacting with that nerve and directly communicating with your brain |
| 0:30.0 | Well, hello there and welcome to the exam room podcast brought to you by the Physicians Committee |
| 0:35.1 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll |
| 0:37.6 | Thanks so much for giving the show a listen this week of you a download wherever it is that you are |
| 0:43.3 | We appreciate the fact that you are here |
| 0:48.0 | You know your brain and your belly they are like a couple of best friends |
| 0:52.8 | They are always chatting it up burning up the lines 24 hours a day |
| 0:57.8 | Seven days a week |
| 0:59.8 | 365 days a year so you better hope that they have unlimited minutes because otherwise you are out of luck my friend |
| 1:08.0 | But here's where their conversations differ from most cheddar boxes |
| 1:12.8 | Because your gut and your brain they're not talking about office gossip |
| 1:17.1 | They're not talking about the game last night or silly memes that they found on the internet |
| 1:22.0 | No, what they are talking about is your health and almost every facet of it |
| 1:29.1 | And now dr. Lee frame she spends her days eavesdropping on their conversations |
| 1:35.8 | And she's going to reveal what it is that she's been hearing from your gut and your brain |
| 1:41.7 | And we're gonna key in on a few of those conversations like fiber |
| 1:46.5 | fiber it is always a big topic on the exam room |
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