Our Guts and Brain: The Connection Between Digestive Health and Mental Health
The connection between what we feel in our guts and how we feel in our brains — called the gut-brain axis—creates a strong link that shows how much of our well being depends on the health of our digestive tract.
Health Matters · Faith Salie, Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl
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Show Notes
Did you know there’s more serotonin in the gut than in the brain? The connection between our digestive health and our mental health are strong and surprising. To explore this link, Faith Salie talks with Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl, a gastroenterologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia and the Director of Clinical Research at Columbia’s Celiac Disease Center. He’s an expert on the connections between gastrointestinal health and the other systems in our body that rely on good digestion. He describes how GI diseases like Celiac have implications for mental health, and what anyone can do to support their digestive health.