Is the gut really our second brain?

This series will examine the growing body of evidence between gut health and gut microbiomes to mental health, sleep disorders and in some cases even autism.

Should we be changing our approach to mental health treatment which is so heavily geared toward quick pharmaceutical interventions?

Professor Emad El-Omar is the director of the University of New South Wales Microbiome Research Centre and is also a professor of medicine. He chats with us about the ins and outs of our gut health.

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