{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Plant Powered Collective","title":"The Gut-Brain Connecti...","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2508,"description":"In this episode of the Plant Powered Collective Podcast, Lori continues the Gut Health Series with a deeper look at the gut-brain connection and how the gut responds to more than food.\nBuilding on the previous episode about sugar and the gut, this conversation explores how sleep, stress, sugar, movement, connection, and daily rhythm all influence digestion, cravings, energy, and overall gut health.\nLori also connects the gut-brain axis to the pillars of lifestyle medicine and shares a personal reflection about how her own sleep is affected when her rhythm gets stretched by caregiving, business building, leadership, and life responsibilities.\nThis episode is a reminder that gut health is not only about what is on the plate. It is also about what is happening around the plate.\nIn This Episode, You’ll Learn\nHow the gut and brain communicate through the gut-brain axis\nWhy stress can affect digestion, bloating, cravings, and gut function\nHow added sugar may affect sleep and nighttime rhythm\nWhy poor sleep can increase cravings and impact digestion\nHow lifestyle medicine supports gut health\nWhy restorative sleep, movement, connection, and stress regulation matter\nHow to create a simple evening rhythm to support sleep, digestion, and recovery\nScience-Backed Takeaway\n\nThe gut-brain connection is a real bidirectional communication system between the gut, brain, immune system, nervous system, and microbiome. Research shows that gut microbes may influence sleep through pathways connected to short-chain fatty acids, tryptophan, serotonin, melatonin, GABA, inflammation, and circadian rhythm. Poor sleep and disrupted circadian rhythm may also affect the gut microbiome.\n\nKey Quote\n\n“Your gut does not just digest your food. It responds to your rhythm.”\nLifestyle Medicine Pillars Discussed\nWhole-food, plant-predominant nutrition\nPhysical activity\nRestorative sleep\nStress management\nPositive social connection\nAvoidance of risky substances\nListener Reflection Questions\nWhere does...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/m2cQX15G4OBVwYhoNlq8JcB0Nvfy6CcbdhOu7TLDPbs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83N2Qx/MGJiOGRmNjYyZjQz/MGQzYjI3NWM2NTAy/Nzg1MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}