The Gut Brain - Our Body Has Three Brains

The Most Powerful Unrecognized Human Brain

Since almost 80% of our immune system resides inside the gut, it’s important that we are eating foods which improve gut health

And to which is also a major contributor for our mental, physical, and emotional well-being

Dr. Michael Gerson, author of 'The Second Brain' is among a growing group of researchers proving that our digestive tract, and in particular our small intestine, contains more neurons then our head

Serotonin is found mostly in the digestive system, although it’s also in blood platelets and throughout the central nervous system

Serotonin in the brain is thought to regulate anxiety, happiness, and mood

It helps regulate your mood naturally to be more calmer, more focused, more emotionally stable and stimulates the parts of the brain that control sleep and waking

It's responsible for many of the important functions through our daily life
Such as, helping the body heal wounds, stimulate nausea to push out harmful or upsetting food, maintain bone health, bowel movements and function, causes tiny arteries to narrow, helping form blood clots

Neuroscientists have acknowledged that the source of wisdom comes from our gut

Since the gut is directly engaged with the world, It’s actually the gut brain that makes an initial evaluation of a situation and then directs the heart and head brains what to do next

When you begin to view the head, heart and gut intelligence operating as equally important you will begin to understand the importance of trusting your gut's wisdom, your heart's compassion and your head's analyzes

Underdevelopment of any of the brains makes us one-dimensional thinkers, even if using two out of our three brains

Our culture distrust those who rely too much on their intuition or feelings
We are culturally conditioned to think that all of our intelligence can be measured with an IQ test

If being disconnected from one’s emotions is the downside for head types, being overwhelmed by emotions can be the suffering of heart types, then the gut types have the power of attaining direct knowledge without rational thought or interference from the other two brain types
by being fully lead by instinct or intuition

Instinct and intuition are spontaneous reactions that come from our gut

Instinct is an automatic response that has to do with survival
While intuition is more focused on your highest good

Your intuition is usually always there to guide you in the right direction but sometimes you miss the signs or choose to ignore them

When you listen to your intuition, you normally feel happy, but if you choose to ignore it, a wave of uneasiness may come over you
This uneasiness can show up as an unfocused mind, pressure in the body like the chest, or an uneasy gut reaction

Learning how to listen to all three brains takes time and practice
Plus, striving to keep your gut healthy is a constant reminder to keep your body and mind performing well for all of these vital situations

Sometimes, just making changes with your circumstances, your attitude, your habits, finding meaning in your life, setting goals, and more, can greatly turn things around for you, to get back on track and start paying more attention to your gut wisdom


Quote for us:
“If there's one thing to know about the human body; it's this: the human body has a ringmaster. This ringmaster controls your digestion, your immunity, your brain, your weight, your health and even your happiness. This ringmaster is the gut”  
  ―      Nancy Mure