Love & Guts

#182 Leanne is a Microbiome Coach at Microba, an Accredited Practising Dietitian and qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist.  Leanne has a passion for gut health, with a particular interest in the gut-brain interactions in gastrointestinal disorders, mental health and neuro-developmental conditions.  She is currently conducting a clinical trial investigating the gut-brain connection in children with autism as a part of her PhD through the University of Queensland.  Leanne is herself a a mum of two boys with autism and improving their health and happiness, and being able to pass this knowledge on, is a key driver for her work. In this episode we cover What is Autism and how does it affect the lives of people living with it The difference between adhd and asd What are the risk factors, what is known about the “causes” of autism What is the gut-brain or microbiome-gut-brain axis What alterations are observed in the gut microbiome of children with ASD (bacteria and metabolites How can testing the gut microbiome be be