Emotional Health and SIBO with Leslie Meyers | Ep.79 - a podcast by Rebecca Coomes

from 2018-10-15T21:03:07

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Understanding how your emotional health and wellbeing influences and affects your gut health can be a light bulb moment on your SIBO journey. This week Rebecca is joined by Dr Leslie Meyers, a Naturopathic Doctor with a particular interest in gastrointestinal issues. Rebecca and Dr Meyers discuss the gut-brain axis, the effect of anxiety and a heightened nervous system on your digestion and why self awareness is a big part of the gut health puzzle.

Why understanding the relationship between your gut and your brain is so important
How the gut-brain axis works
How anxiety and stress stimulates our sympathetic nervous system
Why the parasympathetic nervous system works best when we are at rest
Making positive changes to eating habits to encourage good digestion
How probiotics can help to increase the conversion of tryptophan to serotonin in the gut
Using probiotics and why identifying the ones that will work for you is important
The difference between probiotics and prebiotics
Why nourishing ourselves is a big part of self love and self worth
Finding supportive practices to help you reduce stress
Identifying where to start with addressing your own emotional health
Moving forward with confidence once you’ve begun to address your emotional health

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