Join us for an evening talk on gut health and mental health. Trudy will guide a short meditation to start and there will be an opportunity for Q&A.
Traditional Chinese Medicine recognized the link between the gut, the brain and all of the body organs over 5000 years ago. This second brain, which has been described in today’s medicine as the little brain,” is anything but little.
The idea that the brain and the gut are so interconnected is not a surprise. Think of popular phrases in our everyday language: “gut instincts” when we’re experiencing an intuition. We attribute several human emotions directly to our gut.
Today we know that the gut is the foundation of our immune system. But an impressive body of recent research has found that certain bacteria in the gut can also affect people mental state, leading to mood, cognition and behavioral problems.
Gut bacteria can impact hormone levels and metabolism. You will understand the real reason that anxiety and depression are often triggered by bloating.
Testimonials:
“Edison de Mello is a gifted healer; he can turn a routine annual check-up into a master’s class in compassion, biochemistry, and diagnostic insight. With Bloated, he’s taken these gifts to the page, offering a smart, helpful and comprehensive look at why so many of us feel so lousy. Blending cutting edge science with personal anecdotes and relatable case histories, Dr. de Mello explores the reasons behind the “bloating epidemic” and offers practical, manageable solutions. So, put down the potato chips, toss out the Tums, stop blaming the dog for the gas you just passed, and pick up Bloated — relief is on the way!”
Roy Sekoff — Founding Editor, The Huffington Post
“Dr. Edison de Mello has accomplished an almost impossible feat: writing a well researched, personal, funny, comforting and incredibly wise book about poop! In three decades of talking to people about their relationship with food, no one has ever
mentioned digestion, elimination, or “stink bombs,” as Dr de Mello calls them. Instead, they hide. They feel shame. And they continue to suffer. Bloated changes all that by shining light on the unspoken reasons why people don’t ask for help and keep eating foods their bodies don’t like, and in the process, offers solutions to vibrant health.”
Geneen Roth, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Women Food and God and This Messy Magnificent Life
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