EPISODE 4: The Gut-Brain Axis Under Attack

Your gut and brain are constantly communicating.This connection is known as the gut-brain axis.Signals travel through the nervous system, immune pathways, and microbial metabolites.When the gut is inflamed or imbalanced, those signals change.Microplastics may contribute to that disruption.Through microbiome imbalance and increased gut permeability, they can promote inflammatory signaling that reaches the brain.This may show up as brain fog, anxiety, or mood changes.We don’t have definitive human outcomes yet.But we understand the pathway.Next—we’re clearing up one of the biggest misconceptionshttps://us.fullscript.com/welcome/jde-guzman/store-starthttps://www.optimantra.com/optimus/patient/patientaccess/servicesall?pid=N0d1aDU4MFdMMlJCQmc5QmdJYzBZQT09&lid=TWt0aVhmYUtySUJaWk04RzJlZkJiQT09Sources:⁠Detection of various microplastics in human stool: a prospective case series⁠. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2019⁠Impact of microplastics and nanoplastics on liver health: current understanding and future research directions⁠. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2024⁠Impact of microplastics on the human gut microbiome: a systematic review of microbial composition, diversity, and metabolic disruptions⁠. BMC Gastroenterology, 2025Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported  — CC BY 3.0 Music promoted by Copyright Free Music - Background Music For Videos 👉⁠    / @podcastbackgroundmusic⁠