Neural Regulation: How the Brain Controls Your Body


Neural regulation is the brain’s master toolkit for coordinating every body function. It governs heartbeat and movement, steers temperature control, and shapes how we perceive and respond to pain. Through the gut–brain axis and a web of signaling pathways, neural regulation integrates signals from the gut microbiome with overall physiology, offering health insights that go beyond isolated organs. Understanding neural regulation helps illuminate how lifestyle, nutrition, and microbial activity converge to support resilience and performance. Enter InnerBuddies—a white-label Gut Health Operating System designed to power health products and services at scale. This modular platform features a Gut Microbiome Health Index, a 0–100 score grounded in an exclusive partnership with EAFIT University in Colombia, to quickly summarize gut health. It also presents Bacteria Abundances for a top 40 set, showing how an individual compares with a healthy cohort, and Bacteria Functions that are categorized as positive or negative so you can gauge the microbial pathways linked to neural regulation and other body systems. The Target Group analysis dives into focused domains—Healthy Aging, Endurance Sport, Power Sport, Skin & Hair Health, and more—helping you understand how neural regulation may be supported by specific microbial pathways. With personalized nutrition advice and tailored probiotic and prebiotic recommendations, InnerBuddies translates microbiome data into practical steps. InnerBuddies also delivers gut test solutions directly to consumers, ensuring that the same robust insights available to B2B partners are accessible to individuals seeking clarity on neural regulation and gut health. By combining 3-day food diaries with stool sample data, the platform builds a rich picture of how foods influence microbial activity and, in turn, brain–gut signaling. To explore these capabilities today, you can visit the InnerBuddies microbiome test page and consider ongoing guidance through a membership: InnerBuddies microbiome test, InnerBuddies gut health membership, and for partners, the B2B pathway: InnerBuddies B2B partner page. By centering neural regulation in the health conversation, you gain a holistic view of how brain–gut communication shapes vitality, performance, and comfort. Whether you’re pursuing personal insight or delivering scalable gut health solutions, InnerBuddies provides a flexible, data-driven path to optimize neural regulation through microbiome science. If you’re ready to explore options for your organization or for yourself, consider starting with the microbiome test, joining a gut health membership, or connecting with a partner program to learn more.