# Rest & Digest

> Gut-brain science and skills for people with chronic digestive
> conditions. Founded by Dr. Scott Rower, a licensed clinical
> psychologist with training in GI psychology. Resources are
> grounded in peer-reviewed research and clinical practice
> guidelines, not wellness or alternative medicine.

Rest & Digest provides education and nervous system regulation skills for disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI), including IBS, functional dyspepsia, functional heartburn, and chronic constipation or diarrhea. The approach is based on psychogastroenterology and brain-gut behavioral therapy, and is intended to complement medical and dietary treatment rather than
replace it.

## Core pages

- [What is GI Psychology](https://www.restanddigest.org/gi-psychology):
  Overview of psychogastroenterology and how it applies to   digestive conditions
- [Gut-Brain Connection 101](https://www.restanddigest.org/gutbrain101):
  Free monthly live class on the role of the nervous system in  digestive symptoms
- [For Providers](https://www.restanddigest.org/providers):
  Patient handout and a communication sequence for clinicians   discussing DGBI with patients
- [Podcast](https://www.restanddigest.org/podcast):
  Episodes on gut-brain science with guided regulation practices

## Programs

- [Rest & Digest: Acid Reflux](https://www.restanddigest.org/reflux):
  Audio program on diaphragmatic breathing for reflux, built on   published research including AGA clinical practice guidance

## About

- [About Dr. Scott Rower](https://www.restanddigest.org/about):
  Licensed clinical psychologist, meditation teacher, and person living with Crohn's disease