Most replayed moment: Reduce anxiety by improving your gut health | Uma Naidoo

March 24, 2026·13 min·1 clip

A UK biobank study of 144,000 people linked gut inflammation markers directly to anxiety and depression.

Harvard nutritional psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo explains the science connecting gut health to anxiety, detailing how the microbiome, vagus nerve, and neurotransmitters like serotonin link diet to mental state. She provides actionable advice, including her SAW method (Swap, Add, Walk), to improve mental health through food and addresses common anxieties about dietary changes.

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