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| Neurotransmitters are the amino acids (building blocks of protein), which transmit signals from one nerve to another in our brain (ie: serotonin). The bulk of neurotransmitters are produced in our guts and effect our (first?) brain. |
Ever since I heard about the Chinese concept that
our gut is our second brain, I've been enamored. Enamored that what's
above our neck might not be the "master of the universe", but what below
our diaphragm might be co-mistress. Most of us spend a lifetime
cultivating the upstairs in ourselves and trashing the basement, when
really we should be cleaning out, protecting, maybe even building altars
down there.
I've gotten a lot of requests to write on IBS
(Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and other gut related maladies from reflux to
leaky gut syndrome, gluten sensitivities to yeast conditions. And
there I was getting all geared up and this blog post by Paula Owens
popped up, basically saying what I would say. So, I'm going to attach it
here. Don't mind all the slick, new/she-Jack LaLanne stuff on the
right side of the post (everybody has to make a living?). Her
information is solid and she's really very clear in laying it out. I
also include a Scientific American post on this second brain's influence
on serotonin and depression, and a pretty good and straight forward
article on the enteric nervous system (physiology of this second brain).
Here's to building altars (of sorts).....
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