heart, lungs, and abdomen. The vagus nerve connects your brain and your gut, and it sends signals back and forth — this is called the "brain-gut connection." Several conditions, such as ...

Kidneys are quiet, lungs puff away unobtrusively, all other organs do their jobs under the surface. But human bellies can’t ...

What’s unique about GLP-1s—a.k.a. Ozempic, Monjauro, Wegovy, and Zepbound, among others—is that they target hormones, which ...

Over the past decade, researchers have made strides in understanding the link between two seemingly unrelated organs: the gut ...

The connection between brain, mental, and cardiovascular health needs considerable more attention, argues Maureen Hood, PhD, RN, Uniformed Services University.

Signals travel to the region of the brain involved in taste, which interprets sweetness. In an interesting side note, cells from the sweet taste receptor system are scattered throughout the gut.

Researchers have found a potential method to slow heart failure progression. They fed mice a diet high in soybean protein, which influenced gut bacteria and supported heart health. Analysis showed ...

Top Nutrition Coaching analyzed scientific studies and news coverage to see how our understanding of gut-brain interactions ...