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The gut is our second brain
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1. The gut microbiome is functioning
This is because each person has a different composition of the gut microbiota. Zimmermann et al. 2019, Y. The gut microbit helps not only in the digestion of food eaten. The link between gut microbit and drug metabolism is still being studied (M. Xie et al., 2019); they process and detoxify harmful chemicals that get into the gut with food.2. Why is the gut called the second brain?
While the enteric nervous system (ENS) is self-regulating, the brain can act on it. The brain triggers specific responses in the gut by releasing hormones and sending out nerve impulses that can speed up or slow down digestive processes. The gut, the gut microbiota, and the brain remain in constant contact. This interaction is called the gut-brain interaction. However, the liver is able to manage most of its functions without the involvement of the brain and spinal cord.3. The gut-brain axis
The gut sends information to the brain, and the brain to the gut. The brain signals the gut to the emotions that accompany the body (stress, fear, happiness). Poor mental health can contribute to changes in the composition of the gut microbiota and adversely affect digestive function (J. Up to 90% of the information transmitted by the gut nerve flows from the gut into the brain and only 10% is transmitted in the other direction. The gut can largely function on its own without brain involvement. Mayer 2018). Information transmission is directional. Mutual interaction plays an important role in the formation of the emoclite state.4. The function of the gut-brain axis
Cytokines of the gut have the ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. Sampson, S.K. A study of nerve cells that affect how a person responds to stress. Wierzchankowski, T. erratic nerve is the tenth cranial nerve that provides a two-way exchange of information between the microbiome and the brain. Additionally, it is intermediate in the effect of microbiota on behaviour.
