Guest Post by Emma BathieDid you know that digestion is the foundation of your health? You can eat all the healthiest food in the world, but if your gut is inflamed or unhealthy, the nutrients from that wonderful food will not get processed nor be properly absorbed by your body.
Did you also know that your belly actually communicates with your central nervous system? This connection is called the brain-gut axis. The gut is often called your second brain because it contains hundreds of millions of neurons – more neurons than are contained in your spinal chord. Your belly is also deeply connected with your intuition because it is a way in which you perceive and read the world, but you do it without thoughts, obviously, because it is not happening in your brain. What you instead experience is a “feeling” – your intuition. This is as valid and powerful as what your brain is experiencing, but it is something that we often overlook, especially if our digestion is already making us feel lousy. Just think though, how you could more deeply use this part of your body and your intuition to more accurately make decisions on a daily basis, and in all areas of your life, if it was as healthy as it could be!
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