The Mind-Gut Connection (10th Anniversary Edition): How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health

In this revised and updated 10th anniversary edition, cutting-edge neuroscience meets the latest discoveries on the human microbiome to create a practical guide that proves once and for all the inextricable, biological link between mind and body. We have all experienced the connection between our mind and our gut-the decision we made because it “felt right;” the butterflies in our stomach before a big meeting; the anxious stomach rumbling when we’re stressed out.While the dialogue between the gut and the brain has been recognized by ancient healing traditions, including Aryuvedic and Chinese medicine, Western medicine has failed to appreciate the complexity of how the brain, gut, and more recently, the microbiome-the microorganisms that live inside us-communicate with one another.In The Mind-Gut Connection, Dr. Emeran Mayer, Executive Director of the UCLA Center for Neurobiology of Stress, offers a revolutionary look at this developing science, teaching us how to harness the power of t