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The interesting thing about the heart and gut brain is that they both have their own complex nervous system that can work together or independently from the head brain.

The heart actually sends more neural messages to the brain than the brain sends to the heart, which sounds like some amazing new discovery but in fact it’s been known since the late 1800’s. It’s basic physiology.

Moreover, the gut and brain actually originated from the same clump of tissue as you were developing as an embryo. As the embryo evolves, the brain grows on one end and the gut slides down and starts to grow on the opposite end.

The human gut is lined with more than 100 million nerve cells making it a brain unto itself.

A troubled intestine can send signals to the brain, just as a troubled brain can send signals to the gut. Therefore, a person’s stomach or intestinal distress can be the cause or the product of anxiety, stress, or depression. That’s because the brain and the gastrointestinal (GI) system are intimately connected.

An estimated 90% of serotonin & 50% of the body’s dopamine known as the ‘happiness hormones’ are produced in the gut

A toxic gut affects the production of these hormones causing multiple issues within the body and brain. Research also shows that gut health can impact central nervous system disorders including anxiety, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, and autism.

Mounting evidence suggests that the metabolic activities in the gut microbiome are profoundly connected with human health and disease. A number of important functions performed by the gut microbiome are well recognized including the digestion of polysaccharides, biosynthesis of vitamins and nutrients, colonization resistance which is where the gut microbiome protects itself against harmful microorganisms, and most importantly your gut microbiome assist immune system modulation.

Moreover, the effects of the gut microbiome on your metabolism and physiology extend beyond the gut to other organs such as the liver, muscle, and brain. Due to its crucial role in human fitness, the gut microbiome is now considered as a new organ in the human body.

“All disease begins in the gut” is a 2500 year old quote from the Ancient Greek Physician Hippocrates who is considered the Father of modern medicine.

Maintaining gut health is something that has been left out of the medical journals and is certainly not taught in the education system.

Gut cleansing is one of the most essential parts of our bodily maintenance but the fact is that nobody does it. As the old saying goes “out of sight out of mind”.

However if all disease begins in the gut then a vast array of lifestyle based diseases that cause serious harm to the body and even death can be totally avoided through regular intestinal cleansing.

When’s the last time you thought about your gut health?