The Gut Health and Emotional Health Connection
We know our health depends on the diversity of microflora in our gut. Having healthy populations positively influences our immunity, our digestion, and even our hormone regulation. But did you know the gut can also affect our mood and even our emotional states? It's true. Many of our neurotransmitters are manufactured in the gut through the action of our healthy flora. And those neurotransmitters obviously go straight to our brain and influence our mood and emotions. That is the reason why our gut is commonly called our second brain. 90% of our Serotonin is made in the gut. And that can only happen when there is a balance between the heathy and harmful flora in our gut. This is one of the reasons what you eat is so important. Not only can you make yourself more physically healthy if you eat in a specific way, but you can also make yourself more emotionally healthy by eating in a specific way.