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Is Your Gut Triggering Your Anxiety? Understanding Bottom-Up Panic

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Can anxiety start... in your gut? Triggered by a listener's experience linking a gut cleanse to panic attacks, this episode dives deep into the powerful gut-brain connection. Discover how physiological issues—from microbiome imbalances to inflammation—can ignite anxiety symptoms from the "bottom-up," often before any anxious thought occurs. Learn why this happens and gentle strategies to support both your gut and brain health for better mental wellbeing.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How the gut and brain communicate through the nervous system
How gut disruptions can lead to anxiety or panic
Why anxiety often begins in the body (and how to reframe it as information)
Practical ways to support your gut and mental health together

3 Takeaways:

Anxiety Can Start "Bottom-Up": Gut disruptions can directly cause anxiety symptoms, not just thoughts.
Gut Health Matters for Mental Health: Gentle, consistent support is often key, be cautious with harsh cleanses.
Reframe Anxiety as Information: View symptoms as signals of an underlying imbalance needing support.

Resources Mentioned:

Healing Through the Vagus Nerve (see pages 40-41 for the gut-brain connection)

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