The gut's link to Parkinson's — and more takeaways from this week's "Healthful" - CBS News

I've long been obsessed with the idea that there is an important connection between your gut and your brain, and now there's science to confirm that nutrition can help treat many diseases.Dr. Trisha Pasricha is a double board-certified internal medicine physician and gastroenterologist. She's the head of the Gut-Brain Institute and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. And you may know her from The Washington Post, where she's the "Ask a Doctor" columnist."I think the reframe that really helps is if you stop thinking about your gut as plumbing, you think about it as a brain," Pasricha told me in the newest episode of "Healthful."We covered everything from what to do if you get a cyclospora infection to why eating fewer ultra-processed foods can prevent dementia.