Your Second Brain

I say it constantly when people come to me with bowel issues and they also deals stress and anxiety. "You know this is even in the Bible....Your bowels are the seat of your emotions" The world "Bowels" is used to describe the seat of your emotions in the KJV. People like to make fun of the many uses of bowels in the Bible, but I believe they used that word for a reason.

 I do not find it coincidence that the scientific research is finding that our guts produce more serotonin than our brain, or that some doctors are now calling the bowels the "second brain". Depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, OCD, turrets and even autism are now being attributed to a lack, not in the brain, but the second brain, our gut! I honestly don't have the time to delve into it all, but it's coming up a lot in my practice lately and I can clearly see the connection in people.

 Those with ADD, OCD, turrets, and autism should look into the GAPS (Gut and Psychology Syndrome) diet, get on a super strong probiotic (I prefer Dr. Ohhira's), and an L-Glutamine supplement to rebuild the mucosal ling of the intestines.

 The studies have been out for more than 10 years that over 90% of people with ADD have leaky gut syndrome. Leaky gut allows toxins to seep through the gut lining and into the bloodstream and therefore into the brain. Leaky gut is connected with the other disorders mentioned as well. The GAPS diet, probiotics, and L-Glutamine can heal the gut and those people can actually be restored to normality.

 For those with anxiety and depression, I would again recommend a strong probiotic like Dr. Ohhira's. Yeast overgrowth is very likely in these situations, so a Yeast Elimination Diet and Candida Cleanse could greatly help as well. Not sure if you have candida? If you've been on several antibiotics, birth control, tired all the time or have sugar carb cravings take this questionaire http://www.yeastconnection.com/pdf/yeastfullsurv.pdf
 I know this is short, but I encourage you all to do your own research on this. There is so much out there! This is a broad subject and many many people's lives have been changed for the better once they realize that it's not their brain that's causing the issues, but their bowels.