Have you ever heard an expression such as: “I feel it in my gut”, or “I have a gut feeling”? Statements such as these may not be so far off. There is emerging science showing that the brain and the gut are intimately connected. Having an unhealthy gut can lead to having an unhealthy brain. And the converse can be true as well: having an unhealthy brain can lead to an unhealthy gut. We think of a poorly functioning brain as being forgetful, getting lost easily, or difficult