much the system can work for or against you. Basically the healthier you are the stronger your enteric nervous system works. If your gut flora is full of junk, the messages it sends to the rest of your body will be trash. Have you ever noticed that when you start to eat better your mindset and thoughts become better as well?
That’s no coincidence. Studies have shown that diets rich with probiotics (living bacteria that promote digestion and overall stomach health) decrease one’s risk for disease and depression.
Your “second brain” can’t help you type a paper, make conscious thoughts or solve math problems. However, it can help you to “feel” your way through the aforementioned actions. The “second brain” is made up of sheaths of neurons embedded on the walls of our gut. It contains about 100 million neurons and measures about nine meters end to end from the esophagus to your anus.
Scientists are still trying to unlock the magic of the enteric system. What they do know is that enteric nervous system uses more than 30 neurotransmitters like the brain in your skull. Scientists have also discovered that 95 percent of your body’s serotonin is found in your bowels. Research has shown that low serotonin levels correlate with depression. Anti-depressant medication used to address serotonin deficiency often has side effects that affect the gastrointestinal system.
Basically, medicine that we use to treat what is “supposedly” an issue of the mind; might actually be an issue of the second brain also known as our guts. Look at the side effects of a lot of