Brennan's antigravity diet - Boost your serotonin with STACK TEN Ep 7

Dr Brennan Spiegel (physician, gastroenterologist, and author of Pull) and Dr Lachlan Kent (cognitive scientist and founder of Mental Gravity) explore how diet, microbiome diversity, and serotonin production shape your capacity to stand up to gravity—physically and mentally.They introduce the Anti-Gravity Diet and Brennan’s STACK TEN framework, a simple, evidence-informed way to support the gut’s serotonin “factories” and improve whole-body gravity resilience. Along the way, they unpack how food, fibre, omega-3s, polyphenols, vagus-nerve activation, and mindful rest all participate in the body–mind system that keeps us upright and energised.Together, Brennan and Lachlan discuss babies as “gravity novices,” leaky gut, the gut–brain axis, evolutionary embodiment, time dilation in depression, and why serotonin—serum tone—is essential for managing the constant downward pull of Earth’s gravity.A holistic framework for supporting natural serotonin production—the body’s anti-gravity molecule.Grounded in gastrointestinal physiology, microbiome science, and biogravitational medicine. Not a restrictive diet — a practical, everyday toolkit for gravity resilience.A memory device for foods that supply the raw material (tryptophan) for serotonin production:SalmonTurkeyAvocadoChickpeasKidney beansTofu/TempehEggsNutsPaired with:Fibre → feeds microbes that create short-chain fatty acidsOmega-3s → shift the microbiome toward serotonin-supporting speciesPolyphenols → found in berries, cocoa, turmeric, and green tea00:00 — Welcome & overview of the Anti-Gravity Diet01:20 — Serotonin as the body’s anti-gravity molecule04:20 — Microbiome diversity & the gut barrier06:30 — Babies, serotonin & early gravity resilience09:40 — Tryptophan, fibre & short-chain fatty acids11:00 — Leaky gut, inflammation & decoherence13:00 — Food–mood science & depression16:40 — What to eat: introducing STACK TEN17:00 — The ten tryptophan-rich foods18:50 — Polyphenols, omega-3s & microbiome tuning19:50 — Beyond diet: exercise, nature, sunlight21:20 — Balancing sympathetic vs parasympathetic tone23:00 — Vagus-nerve stimulation & rest-and-digest24:30 — Gravity as the integrator across biological levels26:00 — Life as a system for managing gravity27:20 — Closing reflections & future topicsThe Gravity Doctors website: ⁠https://thegravitydoctors.com⁠Gravitype Quiz: virtualmedicine.org/pullDr Brennan Spiegel: brennanspiegelmd.comDr Lachlan Kent: lachlankent.auBook — Pull: How Gravity Shapes Your Body, Steadies the Mind, and Guides Our Health