Objectives:
- Review the bidirectional interaction of gut health and mood, cognitive function and pain perception
- Identify factors impacting gut health and ways to address them
- Define the gut-brain axis and the gut microbiome and their function
- Explore the connection between mental illness, addiction, inflammation and the microbiome
- Identify causes of microbiome dysfunction
- Identify 5 strategies people can use to improve gut health
- Teacher: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes