Mental health responses that are gut led

In our first two episodes of the gut instinct series, we’ve explored the growing evidence that suggests how so much of what happens in the gut impacts diseases traditionally linked to the brain.

We’ve also examined the booming multi-billion dollar probiotics and kombucha industries, and found they have little or limited effect on the gut.

So what other ways can we treat the mind via our guts?

Around a third of GPs now identify as integrative doctors who blend conventional medicine with lifestyle interventions.

We chat to Dr William Barnes, who is an Integrative GP and Functional Medicine Doctor.

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