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Explore Gut Health Insights With Dr. Mayer
This is your access to a wealth of resources that explore the latest research, practical tips, and inspiring stories related to the mind-gut connection. Whether you’re looking for informative articles or engaging conversations, this section is designed to enrich your understanding and empower you on your journey to better health. Tune in or read on to discover how nurturing your gut can lead to profound improvements in your overall well-being.
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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.
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Reaping the Benefits of Day Care: A Look Inside the Gut Microbiome
Daycare may do more than socialize your child — it can rapidly reshape the infant gut microbiome, strengthen immune resilience, and even help babies recover faster after antibiotics….
What Yogurt Can (and Can’t) Do for Your Gut
Yogurt isn’t a gut-health cure, but when chosen carefully and paired with the right diet, it can quietly influence brain-gut signaling, stress responses, and microbial activity….
These Plastic Chemicals May Be Lurking In Your Food
Even “healthy” foods may come with hidden chemical exposures — new evidence suggests packaging-related endocrine disruptors can quietly affect hormones, the gut microbiome, and long-term health….
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Why So Many Mental Health and Brain-Gut Disorders Overlap
A massive Nature study of 1+ million people shows that depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and even gut-related conditions share common genetic pathways — challenging how we think about diagnosis and treatment….
What is a Healthy Gut Microbiome and How Can I Get One?
A landmark study of 34,000+ people reveals why the same diet can lead to wildly different health outcomes — and how your gut microbiome may predict metabolic disease risk better than traditional blood tests….
How the Brain Quietly Reinvents Itself from Birth to Old Age
New brain-imaging research reveals that the human brain doesn’t age gradually, but rather shifts through four distinct turning points that quietly reshape how we think, learn, and adapt across life….
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