The Vital Veda Podcast: Ayurveda | Holistic Health | Cosmic And Natural Law

An exciting area of modern science is exploring the connection between the gut and our brain. They are intimately connected.The gut-brain axis: The bi-directional communication pathway in us.There’s plenty of evidence that stress and violence will negatively affect one’s microbiome, mood, immunity and bodily functions.According to Ayurveda, 85%-99% of health concerns originate as digestive imbalance, known as "manda agni"The collective of micro-organisms that dominate the human body, the microbiome, play a very large role in gut health, mental health, and basically all biological functions.We are 90% bugs. Most of the cells in our body are microbial.We need to get more familiar with the microbes that dominate our gut.ABOUT KRIBEN GOVENDERKriben Govender, is a Food Scientist, Registered Nutritionist and Founder of Nourishme Organics, a company specialising in Gut Health and Mitochondrial health-focused products and Allele Microbiome – a provider of cutting edge Metagenomic Stool Testing and Deuteriu