You knew it was coming. I might, just might, be doing a tiny bit more research. I know. Some people are addicted to finding answers. I guess that’s me. Ever since my body started attacking me, and I was well, not happy about it, I have been on a mission to find out where all this was coming from. I know that as a child I was sick more often than not. By 5 years old, I had tubes in my ears, and had been on antibiotics so much that I looked forward to the pink medicine my mom gave me. I remember being sick, shivering under crocheted afghans, on the mildly scratchy brown plaid couch. The pattern continued to repeat all the way into adulthood.
Knock on wood, but right now, since changing things with my body, and the way I eat, I have started to heal internally…I think. I have not gotten sick even though I have been around others who were very sick. My stomach is leveling out and my “second brain” is healing. Wonder what I am talking about? Read this article on How the Gut’s Second Brain Influences Mood and Well-being. I know this to be true because when I was under constant attack only a few months ago, I was perhaps the worst mood-wise I have ever been. I back this up with research that has been ongoing for years:
DO BACTERIA CONTROL THE BRAIN?
A study published in the journal Neurogastroenterology and Motility indicates that it is not simply the neurons and neurotransmitters in the stomach that play a role in signaling to the brain. In fact, a large part of the work may be done by the “intestinal microbiota” in your gut—a.k.a. the germs in your stomach.
There are approximately 100 trillion bacteria that reside in your intestines, reports Psychology Today. Researchers in Canada have studied these microbes and have concluded, “that the presence or absence of conventional intestinal microbiota influences the development of behavior and is accompanied by neurochemical changes in the brain.”
Some believe that this study could serve as a gateway to treating stress-related disorders such as depression, reports Psychology Today.
Not only do I believe this, but I have been conducting research on my own, and using myself as a test subject. Why? Because I had nothing to lose. I was already in pain, so I needed to start at ground zero. The good news is that after taking some of the food triggers away and adding the healing supplements I have been taking, I seem to be able to know how to balance myself out. The bad news is that my gut has more triggers than most. The autoimmune disease I have thinks most food is trying to attack me, so I have been very careful. I have messed up twice during the holidays and immediately had another attack. It is when I eat any food other than prepared by my household that I have pain.
Lastly, I just wanted to throw this website in because I was looking into the benefits of bottled water versus tap, and there are none. So, buy your refillable water bottle today, and spread the word.
