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‘All disease begins in the gut’
Hippocrates
the gut brain connection
Our Gut-Brain
We often talk about our ‘gut feeling’ or our ‘gut instinct’. Our brain and gut are connected by an extensive network of neurons that constantly modulate and mediate our chemicals and hormones. This information motorway is often called the gut-brain axis.
Nourishment (noun; the food necessary for growth, health and good condition).
Nourishment is much more than calories. True nourishment is about where the food comes from, how it is cooked and who we choose to share our meals with.
Soil - The Simple Answer
In just one teaspoon of healthy living soil, there are more microbial organisms than stars in the galaxy. Soil supplies the essential nutrients, water, oxygen and root support that our food-producing plants need to grow and flourish. In very simple terms; healthy soil leads to healthy plants, healthy plants lead to healthy animals, healthy plants and animals lead to healthy humans.
Wisdom alongside Science
Anecdotes often come from time tested traditions, chicken broth for a cold, for instance. Science continues to test itself and therefore continues to evolve. As science learns more about the microbial communities within us, some of the old traditions become more understood and the old anecdotes proven. We are also now able to use functional tests, like stool, blood and DNA testing, that can help us understand the bigger picture.
Microbiome, Virome, Mycobiome
The trillions of microbial communities that live and work with us. As humans we have evolved to live with this life and we would not be alive without them. We should understand them and work with them better
The Vagus Nerve
The Vagus Nerve is the ’chill out’ nerve. The longest cranial nerve in the body. When we breathe deeply or are in a relaxed state, this nerve will be switched on. This nerve is important not only to enable good digestion, it is also acts as an information highway for many microbial signals in the body.
What’s important to me - DIVERSITY
Ecology and Economics together
We are surrounded by microbes. We know diversity of these microbial organisms is key, not just to human health but soil health too. If we know what can harm bees, human and mammalian life, then we must find another way. FIRST, DO NO HARM.
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