
You may have heard the common phrase - "the gut is the second brain" - and there is so much truth in this! We experience life through our nervous system (brain, spinal cord, and nerves), and the nervous system in our GI plays a LARGE role in not only gut health, but mental health, and physical health as well. Just as the nervous system requires specific care and attention, so does the gut! There are many factors that can influence gut health - nervous system function, mental stress, sleep patterns, dietary habits, hormonal health.
At the root of all of these, truly is the nervous system. Our GI is controlled by a very specific branch of the nervous system, and if there's a lack of connection between brain and body, there can be huge shifts in function. Bowel patterns, food intolerances, anxious stomachs, indigestion, bloating - all of these things can have global impact on our bodies function.
As Gonstead specific chiropractors, we know that there is no cookie cutter solution to gut imbalance. It requires very specific analysis of your nervous system to find the areas that could be potentially causing disruption in function. When we remove the interference on our nervous system, the body can reestablish this precious connection, healing can begin, and adequate function thus restored.
There are POWERFUL changes that occur when our body can communication free of interference, and it’s the power of a specific adjustment that can change the course of our GI health.