Emeran Mayer, MD – Bringing the Brain Back into Medicine

brain gut axis

brain gut ax·is

one health

“Bidirectional communication between the digestive system and the brain”eing”

“Bidirectional communication between the digestive system and the brain”

“Optimal health outcomes based on the interconnection between humans, animals, plants, and their shared environment”

health and wellness

health and well·ness

“A state beyond the absence of illness, which aims to optimize well being”

brain gut axis

brain gut ax·is

“Bidirectional communication between the digestive system and the brain”eing”

“Bidirectional communication between the digestive system and the brain”

microbiome

mi·cro·bi·ome

“Microorganisms and their genetic material living in different environments, including gut, body and soil”

food

food'

food

“Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth”

sustainability

sus·tain·a·bil·i·ty

“Avoidance of the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance”

interconnectedness

in·ter·con·nect·ed·ness

“Viewing the world as a web of interconnected parts”

The Gut-Immune Connection Book

Available June 8, 2021

Combining clinical experience with up-to-the-minute science, The Gut-Immune Connection offers a comprehensive look at the link between alterations to the gut microbiome and the development of the most common chronic diseases of today, like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, as well as susceptibility to infectious diseases like Covid-19. Dr. Mayer argues that it’s essential we understand the profound and far-reaching effects of gut health and offers clear-cut strategies and practical advice to reverse the steady upward rise of these illnesses, including a model for nutrition to support the microbiome. Learn More

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About

Emeran Mayer was born in a small town in Bavaria where his family ran a Confectionary business since 1873. After an agonizing decision against taking over the family business, he finished Medical School at the Ludwig Maximilian’s University in Munich, completed his residency training at the Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, Canada before moving to Los Angeles. There he worked under the late John H. Walsh to study the role… Read More