1 hr 15 min
The Science Behind the Mind-Gut Connection with Dr. Emeran Mayer The Hidden Body with Dr Sarah Abedi
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In this podcast we discuss the complexity of the mind-gut interaction with Dr. Emeran Mayer, author of "The Mind-Gut Connection" and its implications in depression, anxiety, autism, inflammatory diseases, and other neurodegenerative disorders as well as its importance in maintaining overall health.
Emeran A. Mayer, MD, (emeranmayer.com), has studied mind brain body interactions for the last 40 years, with a particular emphasis on bidirectional communication between the brain, the gut and its microbiome. He is the executive director of the Oppenheimer Center for Stress and Resilience (uclacns.org) and the Co-director of the Digestive Diseases Research Center at the University of California at Los Angeles. He is the author of more than 300 scientific publications and several books, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health for the past 25 years. He is considered a pioneer and world leader in the areas of brain gut microbiome interactions, chronic visceral pain and functional gastrointestinal disorders, and is the recipient of the prestigious 2016 Paul D. MacLean Award from the American Psychosomatic Society.
He has written the The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health as well as The Gut-Immune Connection: How Understanding the Connection Between Food and Immunity Can Help Us Regain Our Health. He is Producer and co-Director of the upcoming documentary film "Interconnected Planet".
In this podcast we discuss the complexity of the mind-gut interaction with Dr. Emeran Mayer, author of "The Mind-Gut Connection" and its implications in depression, anxiety, autism, inflammatory diseases, and other neurodegenerative disorders as well as its importance in maintaining overall health.
Emeran A. Mayer, MD, (emeranmayer.com), has studied mind brain body interactions for the last 40 years, with a particular emphasis on bidirectional communication between the brain, the gut and its microbiome. He is the executive director of the Oppenheimer Center for Stress and Resilience (uclacns.org) and the Co-director of the Digestive Diseases Research Center at the University of California at Los Angeles. He is the author of more than 300 scientific publications and several books, and his research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health for the past 25 years. He is considered a pioneer and world leader in the areas of brain gut microbiome interactions, chronic visceral pain and functional gastrointestinal disorders, and is the recipient of the prestigious 2016 Paul D. MacLean Award from the American Psychosomatic Society.
He has written the The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health as well as The Gut-Immune Connection: How Understanding the Connection Between Food and Immunity Can Help Us Regain Our Health. He is Producer and co-Director of the upcoming documentary film "Interconnected Planet".
1 hr 15 min