Do our brains and guts talk to each other?

Got a gut feeling about something that might happen in your life today? You’re not alone.

“Whether we know it or not, we’ve all experienced the sensation of the connection between our gut and our brain,” says Dr. Braedon McDonald, MD, PhD.

The assistant professor in the departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine and a member of the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases in UCalgary’s Cumming School of Medicine says: “People with an upset stomach or the feeling of butterflies when nervous…

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