On Today's podcast, we are receiving Dr. Mary Pardee from the institute of functional medicine. Dr. Mary is a functional medicine practitioner and Naturopathic Medical Doctor specializing in fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), integrative gastroenterology, gut-brain health, men's hormones, and thyroid optimization.

In this episode, we will be talking about gut-brain health and how to optimize the gut for a more functional system. In this podcast, you will gain a better understanding of how the gut system works and how it's related to so many bodily functions throughout your body. You will also learn about how meditation and calming the nervous system helps with optimizing digestion as well as a few tips and tricks on nutrition.

Dr.Mary is so knowledgeable and it was an honor to receive her on the podcast. For any services, you can contact her via https://www.modrnmed.com/ and they offer services via zoom meeting as well for people throughout the world. Dr. Mary Pardee also put together a course on gut health that's accessible via one commune at https://ww2.onecommune.com/

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