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The Benefits of a Modified Mediterranean Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The Benefits of a Modified Mediterranean Diet for Irritable Bowel Syndrome By Emeran Mayer, MD Dietary interventions, such as the low Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides and Polyols (FODMAP) diet, which are low in many plant-based foods are considered by many IBS experts as first line treatments for IBS, even though they are bad for our …

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Understanding and Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Blog, Gut Health Insights / By Cathy Liu

Understanding and Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome By Emeran Mayer, MD “We all know that the mind plays a role in disease, but it cannot be studied scientifically.” From the beginning of my medical career, I was interested in understanding how the brain and the mind interact with the body, and how a dysregulation in these …

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A New Holistic Understanding of IBS

Blog / By Cathy Liu

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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The Amazing Evolution of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center at UCLA

Blog / By Cathy Liu

The Amazing Evolution of the Goodman-Luskin Microbiome Center at UCLA By Emeran Mayer, MD Studying the bidirectional interactions between the brain and the gut in health and disease has been the focus of my 40 years in academic medicine, an interest that was preceded by my research on the interactions between the brain and the …

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