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The first chapter of Dr Mayer’s book, The mind-gut connection: how the hidden conversation within our bodies impacts our mood, our choices, and our overall health, focusses on the different mechanisms involved in the connecting the brain and the gut, from nerve fibres, the endocrine cells, hormones, the blood stream, immune cells, the microbiome and its metabolites. In this introductory episode, that serves as preparation for the podcast with Prof Meyer, I outline some of the main terminology and foundational concepts related to the Mind Gut axis
Reference:
Mayer EA. (2016)The mind-gut connection: how the hidden conversation within our bodies impacts our mood, our choices, and our overall health. Chapter 1 (pp1 – 26). New York, NY: Harper Wave.