In this video from BigThink, Dr. Emeran Mayer, author of The Mind-Gut Connection, describes the gut as our “second brain.” “By far the largest store of the molecule that plays such a big role in modulating our mood and our wellbeing – also appetite, pain sensitivity – is stored in the gut.”
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