The Gut-Brain Connection: How the Gut Impacts our Brains and Moods, and How to Optimise our Gut for Better Mental Health
20 Jun 2025
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Dr Carnahan explains how the gut and brain communicate via the vagus nerve which acts as a superhighway between the two, mediating hormones, neurotransmitters, microbes, inflammatory and healing molecules. She shows how a healthy gut is key to modulating inflammation and neuroinflammation throughout the system and the brain, and shows the key factors that disrupt gut permeability and healthy neurotransmitter production.