Gut health. Read the book, ‘Gut’ by Giulia Enders.
The two hottest areas of research are the brain and the guts – and, increasingly, their link. This is something we’ve known about for donkey’s years: I’ve a gut feeling about this; nerves lead to an attack of the collywobbles; I’m sick to death of it.
Now the scientists are studying it, these old phrases have to be true!
The gut and the brain affect each other – make one happier and the other gets happier too, whichever way round you go. For best results go both ways.
One rule I recommend to everybody is don’t get older. A rule we all blithely ignore – and discover, as the years roll on, that most things slowly get worse, including how our guts are functioning. Bloating, burping, farting, reflux, guts ache, loose stools, wizened rabbit droppings, cravings, lack of appetite, urgent peeing, IBS, Chron’s. A terrific list! What would big pharma profits do without us?
Help is at hand. Apart from me, read the book, ‘Gut’, by Giulia Enders. It’s funny, very easy to read and has much good advice as well as excellent information. It was published in 2017, but already there is an updated version out, which shows just how fast information is growing.
The cranial nerve that connects gut to brain is the vagus nerve, so brain drills like humming, gargling, gaggling your grey geese or going for a winter swim in the sea/river will help (the latter I have not the guts enough to try). Plunging into extremely cold water is terrific for the vagus nerve – but best to check with the Doc that your heart will stand it.