Gut Brain Axis: How is your gut brain axis? It determines the overall health of your body, as it is linked to various systems of your body—central nervous system, digestive system and immune system. This video lays focus on seven mistakes that can destroy it. So, you must be aware of them and try to avert them to stay healthy.
What Doctor Has To Say?
A board-certified doctor Saurabh Sethi MD MPH has expressed his views on gut brain axis:
What Are Seven Mistakes That Can Destroy Your Gut Brain Axis?
Suffering From Chronic Stress
If you have been suffering from persistent stress for quite some time now, it can directly affect your immunity, metabolism and gut lining. It sends signals to your brain that increases anxiety, causing irritation between your brain and the gut.
Consuming Sugar And Processed Foods
If you are used to taking unhealthy fats, refined carbs and added sugars, then your body may be subjected to harmful gut bacteria, which can cause inflammation and impact the hippocampus negatively, hampering your learning and cognitive abilities.
Scarcity Of Fermented Foods And Dietary Fiber
Fermented foods provide probiotics and fibre works as a prebiotic that feeds beneficial bacteria. Taking a low-fibre diet kills microbes, this weakens the gut lining and ultimately reduces the production of short-chain fatty acids that support your metabolic health.
Insufficient Sleep
If you sleep for less than 7-9 hours, it can impact your gut flora negatively, causing inflammation and increasing cortisol levels. In addition, sleep deprivation can also give rise to metabolic issues.
Lack Of Exercises And Physical Activities
If you have sedentary lifestyle and do not perform exercises and physical activities on a regular basis then your microbial diversity will be impacted negatively. On the contrary, if you do exercises regularly, you will be able to stimulate your intestinal muscles and increase beneficial bacteria which maintain your mental wellbeing.
Using Antibiotics Extensively
Antibiotics can kill both beneficial and harmful bacteria which can destroy gut microbiome, causing digestive issues and alterations in your gut flora.
Taking Meals Irregularly And Dehydration
If you eat at irregular times or skip meals, then it can affect your digestive system negatively, causing bloating and enzyme production.
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