Joan Rothchild HardinJan 16, 20142 minThe Vagus NerveThe vagus nerve, our 10th cranial nerve, runs from the hypothalamus in the brain to all the body organs shown in the diagram above, ...
Joan Rothchild HardinJan 16, 20146 minIntriguing Facts About the Gut and BrainOn average, the human brain, the seat of all our thinking, contains 86 billion neurons (the building blocks of the nervous system) engaged i
Joan Rothchild HardinJan 15, 20142 minOur Second Brain – The Gut Mindhe two separate nervous systems connect via the vagus nerve running from the brain stem into the abdomen. This major trunk line is ...
Joan Rothchild HardinJan 4, 20142 minThe Gut and Mental HealthIt’s likely that the future of psychotropic medicine will be microbes like probiotics, not pharmaceuticals. We’re learning that...