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Aug 2023
53m 59s

The Gut-Brain Connection with Max Lugave...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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How does food impact your brain health? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the gut-brain connection with Genius Foods author and science journalist, Max Lugavere.

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Photo Credit: Chempetitive, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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