EP 35: Bacteria and Brains: Exploring the intriguing world of your pet's gut-brain microbiota axis with Dr. Matthew Muir

What exactly is the gut-brain microbiota axis and why is it so important for the health of our pets and for us? Join Dr. Judy as she chats with Dr. Matthew Muir , an Integrative Vet from Australia and Co-Founder of Lyka , who has been studying the gut-brain axis and why it is so important when considering the main health disease that we see in our pets. Listen in! OFFER: 30% discount on first box of Dr. Matt's pet food, Lyka, lyka.com.au using code ALLNATURAL for Australian residents only . and he will also arrange a discount for his e book for listeners/viewers. Free download of Dr Matthew's e book https://www.allnaturalvetcare.com/store/p/holistic-principles-for-improving-you-and-your-pets-healthspan-dr-matthew-j-muir Website URL https://lyka.com.au/ Social Media URLs or Tags Instagram: @lykapetfood Facebook: Lyka Pet Food LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/lykapetfood PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT SOLUTIONS PET PRODUCTS Thanks to Solutions Pet Products for sponsoring this podcast episode. Solutions is a raw fermented pet food producer that specializes in high organ percentage complete diets, raw cultured goat milk, gelatin based supplements, and herbal remedies. Using traditional farming and modern science, they work to provide simple solutions to complex problems. Modern agricultural practices have failed us, pesticides, GMOs over vaccination, monocultural industrial farming, a flagrant abuse of soil and ecosystems. Solutions Pet Products works with small family farms to regenerate the land. And in so doing revitalizes pets everywhere with clean, healing, ideally formulated raw, fermented pet food. Ask your local pet food retailer about purchasing options, or reach out to Solutions directly at Nurture@SolutionsPetProducts.com. ION GUT SUPPORT Defending your pet from glyphosate injury can seem impossible. Thanks to well, It's well everywhere. But you can support what's most responsible for your pets natural defenses against toxins, their gut. Let me tell you about ION Gut Support for pets. It works by strengthening the gut lining and maintaining tight junction integrity at the cellular level. This means their gut is supported so it can do what it needs to do to keep your pet healthy, and their gut does a lot. It's crucial for nutrient absorption, kidney function, a strong immune system and the ability to defend against environmental toxins including glyphosate. Simply by making ION part of your pet's daily routine. You're doing all of that, in a sense Single wellness solution. Glyphosate exposure is inevitable, but the potential for harm doesn't have to be. Order now at IntelligenceOfNature.com and save 15% off your first order of ION with the code DRJUDY Please note that Naturally Healthy Pets may receive a commission on any orders placed with our code.