Brain Gut Connection Podcast

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• Ep38 - Sleep and the Second Brain

  September 2, 2026 · 9 min

  A single bad night's sleep can shift your gut bacteria within days — and an unhealthy gut can quietly sabotage your sleep right back. Here's the two-way street. Why does one bad night's sleep sometimes turn into a bad week? A growing body…

• Ep. 36: Food As Medicine — What to Eat for a Thriving Gut-Brain Connection

  September 1, 2026 · 6 min

  Some foods marketed as "healthy" are quietly working against your gut-brain connection. In this episode of The Brain-Gut Connection Podcast, Dave breaks down a 2022 meta-analysis in the journal Nutrients (17 studies, 385,541 people)…

• EP 37 - The Vagus Nerve Reset — Simple Daily Practices to Calm Your Gut-Brain Axis

  August 24, 2026 · 7 min

  Your vagus nerve is the physical wire connecting your gut and your brain — and most of the traffic on it runs from your gut up to your brain, not the other way around. In this episode, Dave breaks down what the research actually says about…

• EP 35 - The Gut-Mood Connection: Where Depression Really Comes From

  July 29, 2026 · 3 min

  The "chemical imbalance" theory of depression has been quietly unraveling. Here's what the research says is actually driving it — and it starts in your gut. For decades, depression has been explained as a brain chemical imbalance. That…

• Stress & The Gut: The Vicious Loop

  July 22, 2026 · 3 min

  Stress doesn't just feel bad — it physically rewires your gut. And your gut sends the stress right back. Here's the loop, and how to break it. A stressful week happens, and a few days later your stomach is a mess. That's not a coincidence…

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