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“Exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased risk of heart failure.”
Effect of Air Pollution on Heart Failure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Jia Y., Lin Z., He Z. et al.
Environmental health perspectives · 2023 · PMID 37399145
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Your gut and brain maintain a constant two-way dialogue through the vagus nerve. This isn't metaphorical: your gut produces roughly 90–95% of the body's serotonin — not your brain. The enterochromaffin cells lining your intestinal wall synthesise serotonin in response to the microbial environment around them. When your microbiome is disrupted, that production shifts — and your mood follows.
Gut microbiota and mental health: in search of causal links
Gut · 2022 · PMID 34031177