The Intestine Is The Second Brain Of The Human Body, And Good Digestion Can Affect Mood

Why is it that when you are feeling down, you always feel like you're not thinking about tea or food? Inexplicably wanting to get angry, do you realize that this is related to what you had for lunch? What are the ways to make our digestive system healthier and our mood better?

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Gastrointestinal movements can also affect a person's emotions

Because the digestive tract is the longest distributed organ in the human body, with the small intestine measuring 5-6 meters and the colon measuring 1-1.5 meters, it functions as a "headquarters" with autonomous regulation. For example, when a person is resting, their gastrointestinal tract is still in motion, participating not only in the digestion and absorption of food but also in the regulation of other organ functions in the body, including affecting emotions. So, the gut becomes the second brain of humans, and its role cannot be ignored.

So, common intestinal functions include: (1) exercise - digestion and absorption of food; (2) Feelings - discomfort such as abdominal pain and bloating. When these situations occur, everyone's sensory threshold is different, which is related to the hormones secreted by each person's intestines - specific chemicals. Dozens of hormone cells secreted by the gastrointestinal tract are widely distributed in the gastrointestinal wall and participate in the regulation of different functions. The hormones closely related to sensation are dopamine and serotonin. These two substances that regulate emotions also exist in the brain, but the brain secretes only 5% of serotonin throughout the body, while 95% of serotonin is synthesized in the intestine. Therefore, the intestine is the largest endocrine organ in the human body, and a large part of emotions are influenced by the intestinal nervous system.

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Why does the gastrointestinal tract affect people's emotions?

Currently, it has been discovered that many substances are related to human emotions and feelings. Hormones dopamine and serotonin are very important. Under normal circumstances, dopamine levels in the human body are balanced. Dopamine has an excitatory effect, and the amphetamine component in drugs is an agonist of dopamine, promoting excessive release of dopamine, causing people to experience delusions, excitement, restlessness, hallucinations, and hallucinations; If the level of dopamine in the body is too low, it can cause a person's mood to be low, leading to negative emotions such as worldliness, lack of interest in things, and inability to lift their spirits.

Normal intestinal function also relies on bacterial balance

However, human emotions are very complex, and we only have a little understanding, which cannot be fully explained by the substances we currently know. Moreover, emotions are only a part of the factors contributing to gastrointestinal dysfunction, and more importantly, the balance of gut microbiota. We refer to gut microbiota as the second fingerprint of humans, which is the biological fingerprint of the human body. The number of bacteria in humans is 1014, while the number of cells in humans is 1013. Moreover, people are different, and the gut microbiota varies from person to person. Under normal circumstances, the so-called good bacteria and bad bacteria are in a state of balance. Once this balance is disrupted, pathogenic bacteria will take advantage of the situation and enter.

In addition, some people schedule exercise at noon, which is unscientific based on human physiological functions. Resting after eating is a reaction to digestion and normal metabolism in the human body.

Finally, it should be emphasized that the intestine plays a crucial role in regulating digestion, absorption, emotions, immunity, and other organs. Everyone must treat the gastrointestinal tract well and protect it.

Guanhua Cistanche, as one of the nine immortal herbs in China and a precious traditional Chinese medicine throughout history, contains galactose and oligosaccharides that can significantly promote intestinal peristalsis, increase intestinal osmotic pressure, and inhibit water absorption in the large intestine; Guanhua Cistanche belongs to the warm tonifying nature and has the effect of promoting bowel movements without damaging vital energy, which can effectively protect the gastrointestinal tract.

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Method of consumption

Cistanche lamb:

Ingredients: 30g of Cistanche deserticola, 250g of lamb, an appropriate amount of chopped scallions, and ginger slices

Method: Boil the Cistanche deserticola with water, remove the residue, and leave the juice after boiling until cooked; Slice the lamb and stir fry until cooked. Add the Cistanche juice to the cooked lamb and let it simmer for a while. Finally, add chopped scallions and ginger slices and stir fry. Take warm food.

Effect: Warm the kidney and assist yang.

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Cistanche Congee:

Ingredients: 30g Cistanche Congee, 120g white rice, and a small amount of lamb.

Method: Use casserole to boil the cistanche with water until it softens, remove the scum on the liquid surface, and then add a small amount of mutton and white rice to boil together into Congee. When out of the pot, add a small amount of chopped green onion and ginger for seasoning.

Effect: This method can tonify the kidneys and essence, and nourish the liver and kidneys. Attention should be paid to those who have soft stools, and are prone to diarrhea, and those with excessive sexual function should not take it.

Cistanche deserticola tea:

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Cistanche deserticola can be used as a tea drink. Boil it in boiling water and use it as a tea drink. Note that the dosage should not exceed 10 grams each time. Before drinking, add an appropriate amount of sucrose or honey to mix and drink.

Cistanche wine:

Soak 200g of Cistanche deserticola in 3000g of Baijiu above 50 degrees, soak it for about 2 weeks, and drink 10-30ml every day to tonify the kidney and yang.

Cistanche deserticola wine:

1. Cistanche wine: after soaking 200g of Cistanche in 3kg Baijiu for 7-15 days, drink 10-30ml every day. (The ratio is 1:15 or 1:20, which means 1 kilogram of Cistanche deserticola soaked in wine is 15 to 20 kilograms)

2. Cistanche medlar wine: Cistanche 200g, Suoyang 100g, Gastrodia elata 30g, medlar 50g, put into 3kg Baijiu to soak for 7-15 days, and drink 10-30ml every day.

3. Cistanche deserticola Cuscuta wine: 30g Cistanche deserticola Cuscuta seed 20g, put into 500g Baijiu to soak before drinking.