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11 The intestines – the underestimated organ The gastrointestinal tract contains more nerve cells than the brain The abdomen always has been considered to be the centre of our emotions. If people are asked where they can best locate their feelings and health, emotions and intuition, sense of well-being and passion, they point to the centre of their body. Many feel that more than just digestion occurs here and that our intestines have a much greater significance for our well-being than was previously known. Because the digestive organs are especially well supplied with nerves and their connection to the brain is so very close, our mood also depends on the well-being of our abdomen: The digestive system and the mind are closely connected. This is understandable if one realizes that more than 100 million nerve cells are located about the intestines in the abdomen, more than are found in the entire spinal column. This intestinal nervous system in its totality is also called the “abdominal brain” and in its construction is very similar to that of the brain itself. Among other activities, it forms at least 40 different neurotransmitters which also include serotonin. Nearly 95% of the neurotransmitters produced in the body and the “happiness hormone” serotonin are not synthesized and stored in the head, but in the intestines. It has been known for a long time that serotonin, our “happiness hormone”, has something to do with the intestinal flora: Already in the mid-1990s, studies showed that nutrition and the bacteria living in the intestines have an effect on the specific intestinal cells that form serotonin. Thus, for the sake of the mind it also makes sense to lavish care on the intestines and associated bacteria with the correct nutrition. Sanatura – Intestinal flora for more than 20 years “The diverse functions and interactions of the intestinal flora for the entire body are regrettably often underestimated.” Dr. Susanne Fink-Tornau, Nutritional Counselling