Monday, October 19, 2015

You and Your Microbiome, Are You Talking?

While we may feel stressed in the world, most of us would like to think of our own bodies as a calm place where we are in charge. But that may not be the case.

In the past ten years, we've discovered a vast unexplored region in the body, hidden in the gut. Research is showing that your gut bugs are not just for breakdown. They can affect everything from how your belly feels to how your brain functions.

So how well are you communicating? If you clear a room or have to leave your home spraying deodorant behind you with every number 2, then maybe your gut is trying to tell you something you don't want to hear.

There's so much about this subject, I wrote a short book for my patients. Have a look at your inner rainforest (and it is a rainforest).