Radio Show: How Your Gut May Guide the Workings of Your Brain

How Your Gut May Guide the Workings of Your Brain through an image of a human body showing the digestive system.

Host:

Dr. Ritamarie

In this show, you'll learn:

How bacteria in your digestive system may influence your moods, behavior, and feelings
The real truth about how the way you digest your food influences your brain
How your stomach acid affects the chemical communication system in your brain

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Background:

If you've ever “gone with your gut” to make a decision or felt “butterflies in your stomach” when nervous, you're likely getting signals from an unexpected source: your second brain. Hidden in the walls of the digestive system, this “brain in your gut” is revolutionizing medicine's understanding of the links between digestion, mood, health, and even the way you think.

Scientists call this little brain the enteric nervous system (ENS). And it's not so little. The ENS is two thin layers of more than 100 million nerve cells lining your gastrointestinal tract from esophagus to rectum.

Join Dr. Ritamarie as she discusses how what's going on in your gut could be affecting your brain.

Dr. Ritamarie is the founder of the Institute of Nutritional Endocrinology, and has over 23 years of clinical experience as a functional medicine practitioner and clinical nutritionist. She's worked with thousands of people around the globe to restore balance to the hormones that control every day functions, and allows them the freedom of a body that is energetic, strong. and vibrant.

Her training and certifications in chiropractic, acupuncture, herbal medicine, clinical nutrition, and HeartMath, combined with her passion for creating delicious meals that heal the body. allow her to have a truly integrative and holistic approach that gets to the root cause rather than band-aiding health issues with symptom-suppressing strategies.

If you are a health practitioner, discover how the intricate relationship between the gut and the brain can help you help your clients put an end to mood swings, low energy, and chronic low vitality. Join Dr. Ritamarie for the live 2015 SHINE Conference, Scientific and Holistic Investigation of Nutritional Endocrinology, a 3-Day Transformational Event, Friday, October 30 – Sunday, November 1, 2015, Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa, Lost Pines, Texas.

Check out Dr. Ritamarie's VITAL Health Community for additional resources on the role that plants and herbs play on your hormones and digestive health, as well as strategies to include in your daily routines to achieve more vitality.