Did you know our gut is our second brain?
Understanding the gut-brain connection.
Have you ever felt a knot in your stomach or lost your appetite because something scared you or made you nervous? While anxiety is being processed in the brain, the stomach and digestive system respond to it. Losing our appetite is one strategy the body uses in order to better focus on the stressor at hand. This connection is so strong that it has been studied in depth and scientists now call our gut the second brain, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
Why is it called the second brain? Because our central nervous system, which is located in the brain and spinal cord, extends to the gut in what is called the enteric nervous system. This system has the same kind of communication network as the central nervous system. In other words, it uses nerves, neurons and neurotransmitters, thus acting like a second brain. So much connection exists, in fact, that neurologists who examine patients with brain abnormalities or diseases are now looking at their gastrointestinal conditions to find answers. The same is true for doctors who specialize in gastro-intestinal disorders who study their patients’ neurological history in order to better understand gastro-intestinal conditions.
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