Restless Gut Overstimulated Brain

Heal your vagus nerve and heal your trauma; through nutrition and rest to an optimal brain-gut connection.

What can you expect from this book?

Have you ever had butterflies in your stomach? Do you reliably need to go to the toilet when you're under a lot of stress? Can you barely eat when you're really looking forward to something? Do you get stomach ache just thinking about a bad memory or situation? Experiences, memories or thoughts - positive or negative - have an impact on your body. Our body tells us so much, but we often forget to listen. Do you listen to the signals of your body and act on them, or do you keep going until your body intervenes? Sometimes people experience symptoms that cannot be traced back to daily life, that cannot be explained, despite your lifestyle. Often, we are dealing with conscious or unconscious traumas. For some, they are very large and overwhelming, for others they may be less noticeable, but unconsciously present in our system. We store trauma and stress in our body. It affects our entire system, from bacteria to neurotransmitters, from mitochondria to the vagus nerve.

Have you ever experienced your gut reacting to what's happening in your brain, or vice versa? This is all due to the special connection between our gut and our brain. Neuroscientists therefore also call the gut our second brain. This also explains the strong connection between our mental and physical state. When your gut is not healthy, you will feel it throughout the rest of your body. Not only physically, but also mentally, you want to feel good and function optimally.

In this book, I make these complex biochemical, but magical processes that take place in our body, understandable and applicable to you. It all starts with knowledge. And when you have this knowledge, you can listen even better to the signals you receive and act on them. I share the latest insights on the connection between your brain and gut. The gut is often called our second brain – and for good reason. The gut is the only organ that can function without the brain. Gut feelings are inextricably linked to mental health.

I share the latest, most fascinating insights with practical applications that can help you grow, develop, be healthy and feel happy. Everything is covered: nutrients, neurotransmitters, emotions and energy to ensure an optimal brain-gut connection.

What questions does this book answer?

This book answers questions such as:

• How can we learn to listen to our gut feelings again?
• How can you live in tune with what your body asks of you?
• How do you learn to listen to your body and apply this?
• How and why do the intestines impact our brain?
• Which bacteria are in our intestines and what is their influence?
• Which neurotransmitters are important and what role do they play?
• How can we optimally use the golden triangle and what role does the vagus nerve play?
• What are mitochondria and how do they affect our energy?
• How do the intestines help us navigate life?
• How can the intestines support us emotionally, but also hinder us?
• How can our microbiome answer life questions?
• How can we heal the brain by healing the intestines?
• What can we eat to feel energetic, happy and agile again?