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How Gut Health Shapes Everything: Immunity, Hormones, Mood & More

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Seventy-five percent of your immune system lives in your gut, and serotonin is made there.

Amanda Dyer-Moss, nurse practitioner, discusses gut health from a root-cause functional medicine perspective. The episode covers why gut health affects immunity, hormones, brain function, and mood through the gut-brain axis. Key topics include the importance of gut testing to identify specific issues like hypochlorhydria and pancreatic insufficiency, how intestinal permeability triggers autoimmune conditions, and practical dietary approaches. Emphasizes that 75% of immune system resides in the gut and serotonin production occurs there, connecting digestive health to mental health and neurological conditions.

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