Brain Gut Microbiome Axis - Emeran Mayer, MD

Nutritional Psychiatry and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis

Nutritional Psychiatry and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis By MariaLisa Itzoe, DO, MPH The proverbial saying “you are what you eat” first appeared in English in 1930, attributed to the American nutritionist Victor Lindlahr, though its origins are traced back to 19th century French and German variants, and to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates’ famous writings. Regardless …

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A New Holistic Understanding of IBS

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A New Holistic Understanding of IBS By Emeran Mayer, MD, Hyo Jin Ryu and Ravi Bhatt IBS is one of the most common disorders of brain-gut interaction globally, with prevalence rates between 5 and 10% for most Western countries and China. In contrast to many chronic non-communicable diseases, such as metabolic, neurological, cardiovascular and some …

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Depression and The Gut Microbiome – The Unresolved Chicken and Egg Question?

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Depression and The Gut Microbiome – The Unresolved Chicken and Egg Question? By Emeran Mayer, MD Depression is one of the most common mental disorders experienced worldwide with an average lifetime prevalence of 11–15%. As I discussed in The Gut Immune Connection, about 160 million people suffered from major depressive disorder in 2017, young people …

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The Brain’s Powerful Role in Affecting Our Well-Being

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The Brain’s Powerful Role in Affecting Our Well-Being By Emeran A. Mayer, MD The close interactions between the mind, the gut and the microbiome have become an increasingly popular topic both in science and in the lay press. After decades of denying a role of the brain in such common disorders as irritable bowel syndrome …

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