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The Gut-Brain Axis
How the gut and brain communicate bidirectionally — the vagal, immune, and microbial pathways — and how gut health directly shapes mood, anxiety, cognition, and behaviour.
6 lessons ~18 min
What you’ll learn
1. Course Content
Full lesson content
- Overview3 min
- The Enteric Nervous System3 min
- Gut Bacteria and Mental Health3 min
- Leaky Gut and Neuroinflammation3 min
- The Vagus Nerve as the Communication Highway3 min
- Healing the Gut for Mental Health3 min
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