The Gut Brain Trauma Connection: How Digestion Affects Physical and Mental Health

How does healthy digestion affect our mind and body? Join Sierra Tucson's Director of Integrative Services, Dr. Maureen Schwehr, NMD, as she looks at exciting new research that helps us to understand some of the interesting and complex ways that our digestion and health are connected. Healthy digestion is a key to a healthy mind and body. Explore the science and research behind nutrient absorption on neurotransmitter creation, the enteric nervous system, and the relationship between the microbiome in our digestive track and our mental health. Learn how stress, medications, diet and other factors can affect your digestion and how this in turn can affect your physical and mental health. Gain knowledge on how to better support your health. (Recorded Live 10.9.2020) No CE credit available for video.