How many times you have said, ‘I have a gut feeling’’, without thinking whether the gut- the pipe like, squishy, long organ can feel or think?

But every time you were right in saying so.

It’s now proven by a research- right here in Australia.

“The gut is the only organ with its own nervous system, known as the enteric nervous system or the second brain. We now have a better understanding of how the second brain communicates with the first brain,” said study author Nick Spencer from the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University.

This crucial discovery sheds light on how the nervous system in the gut communicates with the brain via what is known as the gut-brain axis. This axis links emotional and cognitive centres of the brain with peripheral intestinal function.

It has 2 immediate implications:

1. That unsettling, nervous feeling you get sometimes when stressed in your stomach- is not without any reason- gut-brain axis is the reason.

2. What we eat and how that ­affects the gut microbiome can have a direct impact on brain functions such as mood and neurological processes.

Did I say in other blogs about importance Ayurveda has placed on food choices?

This study has uncovered a major clue into how the food we eat stimulates the release of serotonin, which then acts on the nerves to communicate with the brain and there is a direct connection between serotonin levels in our body and how we feel.”

Seriously since 5000+ years, Ayurveda has been preaching importance of “Food as Medicine”, and now science is confirming that finally.

Source: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/science/breakthrough-on-link-with-our-second-brain/news-story/86c2da832059e42b8b87beaaa80c3e7c

https://www.wellandgood.com/gut-brain-connection/

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/wish/joel-pearsons-research-shows-huge-potential-for-human-intuition/news-story/93930792491c15d57a4872c7be701f49