Speaker: Mary Bove. Many digestive disorders are directly affected by our moods, nervous disposition, and the allostatic load we deal with in our lives. Understanding the connections between the enteric nervous system, the gut microbiota, digestive enzyme secretions, stress hormones and the immune system can be a valuable tool. Discussion includes relevant functional lab analysis, botanical approaches for digestive and neuroendocrine health, case history review, and how to treat patients already taking a variety of pharmaceuticals. Continued in Part 2 catalog number 12MEBB