#86: How Anxiety Destroys Your Gut Health (And 5 Ways to Stop the Cycle)
Gut infections, treatment protocols, and food choices get a lot of airtime in the gut health space. But if you've ever noticed your symptoms flare during a stressful week or spiral alongside your anxiety, this episode is going to explain exactly why, and more importantly, what to do about it.
Today we're getting into the science behind the gut-brain connection and five research-backed tools that go straight after the anxiety loop keeping your symptoms stuck.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
- How stress triggers the same physical response in your body whether it's a real threat or a spiraling thought about your symptoms
- The mindfulness technique that actually predicted symptom improvement in research on GI issues (and it's not what most people expect)
- What gut-directed hypnotherapy is, what the clinical trials show, and how to access it at home without a specialist
- Five practical nervous system tools you can start using today, from diaphragmatic breathing to vagal tone building
Links & Resources Mentioned:
- Free Nervous System Reset email series: theguthealingninja.com/stress
- Vagustim episode
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