Brain Power

the benefits of fasting is that eating less gives our metabolism a break, affording our body respite from this process.

a healthy brain is about feeling good

50 per cent of our dopamine is made in the gut.

our brain cells use to communicate,

our gut microbes can also produce neurotransmitters,

If we have enough ‘good’ bacteria in there, any unwanted pathogens will be outnumbered, helping to protect us from infection.

It is this collection of microbial genes that we call the microbiome.

These trillions of microbes, which include bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites, are together called our microbiota

what’s coming through, giving plenty of time for our gut microbes to work their magic

the final part of the digestive tract, and the slowest part of the digestive system, taking about twelve to thirty hours to process