The gut. It’s more important than you think it is

Think of how living beings, starting from single-cell forms evolved into animals, plants, fungi, protists and monera.

The beginning was not to die. Having a strong enough structure to withstand the external environment.

Then came how to create energy. That came in 2 forms. Either producing energy or acquiring it. Plants evolved to produce energy with the help of chloroplasts. Animals, on the other hand, had to acquire energy. They developed primitive forms of the gut.

This was far before any of the other organs were present. The gut eventually evolved to serve several functions, the nervous system, the lymphatic system, the blood circulation system, etc.
These systems were taken over by other organs but the gut and other organs still support the main organs.

As an example of this, let me tell you a story. A wealthy man had a liver problem. So he had a part of a liver transplant from a young Mexican man. Since then he suddenly craved spicy food. This shows that memory is stored in not only your brain but also other organs as well.

So the gut breathes, pumps blood, memories, and thinks…
And it probably does more than that.

Your gut feeling

There is a saying in English “gut feeling”.Also in Japanese, there is a saying “Mushi no shirase” (虫の知らせ)

Our ancestors already knew that our gut plays a big role in our system.
And I believe the gut does much more than we understand.

This video by Andrew Huberman, explains how the brain and gut communicate.

But I believe there is much more than science has yet discovered.