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Merging cutting-edge neuroscience with the latest discoveries on the individual microbiome, a functional guide in the tradition of Wheat Abdomen and Grain Brain that conclusively demonstrates the inextricable biological link between body and mind. We have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut - the decision we made since it "felt right"; the butterflies in our stomach before a big meeting; the restless abdomen rumbling when we're consumed with stress. As the dialogue between your gut and the brain has been recognized by ancient healing practices, including Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, Western medicine has didn't appreciate the difficulty of the way the brain, gut, and, recently, the microbiome - the microorganisms that live inside us - talk to each other. In The Mind-Gut Interconnection, Dr. Emeran Mayer, executive director of the UCLA Oppenheimer Middle for Neurobiology of Stress and Resilience, offers a cutting edge understand this developing science, teaching us how to funnel the power of the mind-gut link with take fee of our health. The Mind-Gut Interconnection identifies:
- Why consuming a mostly plant-based diet is key for gut and brain health
- The need for early childhood in gut-brain development and what parents can do to help their children prosper
- The role of increased stress and anxiety in GI illnesses and cognitive disorders
- How to "listen to your gut" and focus on the signals your body is sending you
- And much more