Mens sana in corpore sano, he quotes a well-known Latin phrase. The well-being of the body, as we know, also passes through the mind and that is why it is necessary to guarantee the health of the organism at 360 degrees.
For a long time it was believed that attention to the physical was a purely aesthetic question, which has nothing to do with well-being. Recently, this idea has gone away, giving way to a very different belief, which combines beauty and vitality. Not only physical, but also mental and emotional health.
Let’s take an example to better understand what we are talking about. Everyone has experienced intestinal problems at least once and felt irritable at the same time. We might think it’s just a coincidence, but in reality the gut and brain are closely linked to each other.
Let’s see what the experts say on the subject and why it is so important to keep the tummy under control.
Few people know that for a clear mind it is necessary to pay attention to the health of this organ
Important studies explain this belly-mind correlation starting from the so-called intestinal microbiota. This, in fact, regulates the production of serotonin and dopamine, fundamental neurotransmitters for the nervous system. Neurotransmitters are nothing more than chemicals that allow neurons to communicate with each other to regulate sleep, appetite and memory.
Furthermore, a direct connection between the gut microbiota and the hypothalamic-pituitary axis, responsible for stress management, has been shown. And therefore, not only sleep, hunger and memory, but also mood regulation and response to the stress factors that affect our daily life.
How to wake up your mind and rekindle your memory
In a previous article we talked about a simple trick to always have a young and fit brain: crosswords and crosswords. Playing with letters allows us to stimulate our brain functions and, why not, also to learn new words. However, playing these kinds of games is not enough and as we have seen it is important to keep intestinal health at bay.
In this regard, the only thing to do is to pay attention to nutrition, avoiding eating foods that are too fatty and heavy to digest. Varying your diet and not depriving yourself of anything are two fundamental elements for a happy gut and a head like Einstein’s.
Few people know that for a clear mind it is necessary to pay attention to the health of this organ, because deep down we know that the intestine is our second brain.