Podcast Episodes

The Mind-Gut Conversation with host Emeran Mayer, MD

Dr. Emeran Mayer sits down with UCLA scientist Dr. David Meriwether to discuss groundbreaking research on the estrobolome — a group of gut microbes that recycle and reactivate estrogen after menopause.
Dr. Tim Spector, one of the world’s leading microbiome experts, talks about what one of the largest gut microbiome studies ever conducted reveals about why defining a “healthy” gut is far more complex than previously thought.
Dr. Mayer talks with Will Bulsiewicz, board-certified gastroenterologist and bestselling author, on why chronic inflammation has become so widespread and how modern lifestyles are keeping the immune system persistently activated.
Dr. Emeran Mayer sits down with Dr. Lauren DeDecker, a board-certified internal medicine physician, to discuss how gut health is approached in primary care – from the role of fiber and lifestyle foundations to common misconception
Dr. Emeran Mayer sits down with Wolfgang Puck, one of the most influential culinary figures of our time, to explore how a life marked by adversity, curiosity, and creativity became a global legacy.
Dr. Mayer sits down with Kate Scarlata, RDN, an internationally recognized GI dietitian and bestselling author, to explore the evolving landscape of dietary therapy for digestive disorders.
Dr. Mayer sits down with Taylor Bell, a former management consultant turned YouTuber, to explore how intentional living and authenticity can reshape the way we define success.
Dr. Mayer sits down with Drew Ramsey, MD, psychiatrist, author, and one of the pioneers of nutritional psychiatry, to explore what it means to build mental fitness in today’s fast-paced, overstimulated world.
Dr. Mayer sits down with Peter Crone, “The Mind Architect,” to discuss how we can dissolve trauma, transcend limiting subconscious beliefs, and step into a life of greater freedom and possibility.
Dr. Mayer sits down with Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, integrative OB-GYN and author of Menopause Bootcamp, to discuss how women’s health has been overlooked in medicine and what needs to change.
Dr. Mayer sits down with Professor Felice Jacka, pioneering researcher and founder of the Food & Mood Centre, to discuss how diet, the microbiome, and agriculture shape mental health.
Dr. Mayer welcomes Martin Picard, PhD, mitochondrial biologist and systems thinker, for a fascinating conversation on the hidden role of mitochondria in health, stress, and consciousness.