Did you know?
70-80% of the body’s immune cells are in the digestive system
food absorption and digestion happen here
the microbiome in the gut does it all: digestion, body’s strength, emotions, immune function
gut-microbiota develops also as a result of direct breastfeeding where saliva and breastmilk mix and produces an immune boosting effect for the baby
poor quality sleep often indicates our body is in sympathetic drive, which means not in parasympathetic. this will also contribute to gut dysbiosis
Increased sympathetic activity to the gut could result in dysbiosis, increased gut permeability and inflammatory status, leading to an imbalance in the gut content of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-producing bacteria and in the plasma levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). These metabolic and structural microbial products, working together, elevate sympathetic drive to the BM and other lymphoid organs, and may act as modulators for BM cell activity by increasing the proliferation and release of myeloid progenitors and other pro-inflammatory cells. This increase in myeloid progenitor cells contributes to an increase in peripheral and central inflammation that could be a critical event for the establishment of hypertension. study
Problem arises when
the microbiome undergoes dysbiosis, imbalance of the good and bad bacteria
the gut lining starts to malfunction, due to breakdown from insult
pathogens and undigested food passes through
body begins to react to these foods which may have ‘leaked in’ recognizing it as substances foreign - food sensitivity begins
Solution
70% raw
If raw is difficult to digest, soak and sprout, cook certain veges like cruciferous veges.