07/10/2025
Hi Everyone,
The Gut-Brain Connection; your brain talks to your gut & your gut talks back. The feeling in your gut can influence your decision making, as in "going with your gut". The brain communicates with all of your body through nerves (the nervous system). More information passes between the brain & gut than any other body system. There are more nerve cells in the gut than anywhere else in the body outside of the brain. Our brain & digestive system have evolved together to help us survive. What we eat is crucial to our overall health & has varied a lot throughout history, depending on what was available. Emotion can make physical sensations in the gut more intense - intense physical sensations can also raise stress levels & the emotional response.