{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d7fa78e2-6ae6-43b1-85e6-73acad54c8ff/43f62b48-f47e-4242-9dce-66366d5fb3d6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Emotional Health and SIBO with Leslie Meyers | Ep.79","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/610d0dd57dad1595eb0842b4/610d0e09daec990013883edf.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why understanding the relationship between your gut and your brain is so important</li><li>How the gut-brain axis works</li><li>How anxiety and stress stimulates our sympathetic nervous system</li><li>Why the parasympathetic nervous system works best when we are at rest</li><li>Making positive changes to eating habits to encourage good digestion</li><li>How probiotics can help to increase the conversion of tryptophan to serotonin in the gut</li><li>Using probiotics and why identifying the ones that will work for you is important</li><li>The difference between probiotics and prebiotics</li><li>Why nourishing ourselves is a big part of self love and self worth</li><li>Finding supportive practices to help you reduce stress</li><li>Identifying where to start with addressing your own emotional health</li><li>Moving forward with confidence once you’ve begun to address your emotional health</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Get the show notes here or subscribe as a member of The Healthy Gut podcast to get a free transcription of the show: <a href=\"https://www.thehealthygut.com/podcast/emotional-health\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thehealthygut.com/podcast/emotional-health</a></p> <p>Support this show <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"payment\" href=\"http://supporter.acast.com/thehealthygut\">http://supporter.acast.com/thehealthygut</a>.</p> ","author_name":"Rebecca Coomes"}