Today, we demonstrate further that we have no chill and many questions.

Specifically about gut health, the brain, and how these 2 things come together to determine the way we perceive the world and how we function inside of it.

Welcome to Part 1 of our Gut Health Series, led by beloved functional medicine practitioner, Dr. Lauryn Lax.

A Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Clinical Nutritionist and Functional Medical Practitioner with more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Lauryn survived a near-death experience after a years long disconnect between brain and gut, ultimately controlling her perception of self, her environment and how she fed the mechanism that drove her experience with the world around her.

Her story, featured on Good Morning America and CBS Evening News, involves a YMCA parking lot, a handful of strangers and divine timing that led her to a hospital minutes before her heart stopped.

This transformational event led her to dedicate her life to educating others on gut health, rediscovering the brain / body connection and developing a formula for better micro-decision-making and lifestyle changes to ensure a longer, stronger, healthier lifespan.

Join us for Part 1 of our series, where we hear her story, learn more about the brain-gut connection and take away meaningful reasoning behind why this matters now and well into our future.

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Follow Dr. Lauryn Lax @drlauryn and connect with her at DrLauryn.com to take steps toward healing your mind and body through a custom, multi-step formula, surrounded by a community of like-minded individuals supporting one another in their own individual health journeys.

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Resources and supportive material:

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/

https://anad.org/get-help/eating-disorders-helpline/

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/06/24/nx-s1-5018044/gut-microbiome-microbes-mental-health-stress

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I Shaved My Vag For This is hosted by Spotify.

Written and produced by Katie Thompson.

Video editing and post-production by Atelier Nihel.

Podcast theme song composed and produced by Katie Thompson.