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Feb 2025
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The Gut-Brain Connection: How Stress, Tr...

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About this episode
Leading functional medicine expert Dr. Will Cole discusses how chronic stress, unresolved trauma, and shame can dysregulate the neuroendocrine axis, leading to hormonal imbalances and inflammation. Discover the role of gut health, environmental toxins, and social media in shaping our well-being, and learn practical strategies to support healing, improve vagal tone, and cultivate resilience.


This episode originally aired on July 27, 2023.

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