Long term effects of stress on Your digestive system
Long-term effects of stress on Your digestive system Most of us have first-hand experience with how chronic or intense psychological stress can affect the digestive system. Ancient practitioners of Chinese medicine claim that the gut (especially the Liver) is the seat of emotions. Modern science explains this phenomenon, revealing that 90% of our neurotransmitters and hormones are produced in the gut. What happens to digestion when you are stressed? What a huge piece of us don't have even the remotest clue, somewhat brilliantly, is that the stomach-related structure is obliged by the Central Tactile framework, a sub-part of the tangible framework called the "parasympathetic nervous system." Essentially, the parasympathetic system is a "rest and digest" state. Only when we are relaxed and stress-free is the parasympathetic system, and therefore digestion activated. When we enter a stressful situation, the parasympathetic system is antagonistic; activates t...