The Second Brain

Each system in our body has an important role to keep the human body up and running, but we sometimes underestimate the importance of each body system. As of lately, I have taken the time to look deeper into our digestive system and its vital function to our body. After looking over all the stories, it wasn't a surprise when I jumped to the opportunity to read The Second Brain. Is it possible for the human body to have an organ play such an important role to be “dubbed” the second brain? This was one of many similar questions that Lynne Malcolm, presenter of All in The Mind asked in the program, The Second Brain. New extensive research in recent years on brain activity and mental health has been linked to what is occurring in the gastrointestinal …show more content…
Yet for many years research on brain disorders have solely focused on brain activity, not considering any other organ in the human body. But of course, scientists have found that the gut and brain are ‘well’ connected, as is everything else about us. According to David Perlmutter a brain specialist, ‘Brain research in terms of diseases has been focused on the brain all of these years, and really has come up pretty empty-handed when you think about the fact that we have no meaningful treatment for Alzheimer's, autism, Parkinson's and MS.’ Can extensive research and possible groundbreaking evidence on the gastrointestinal tract be the break through to curing some serious brain disorders? Many unknown answers at this point, but the potential and possibilities of the gut having such a tremendous role has open minds to scientists, nutritionist, psychiatrist and even the average …show more content…
Greenblatt “So what cautions do you think that we need to take in this field in order not to overstate the potential of treatment via the gut brain connection?” Dr. Greenblatt response was straight and simple. He expresses how individuals need to take care of our gut and the importance in eating healthy ferment foods that provide healthy bacteria to the human body. It is uncertain as to specifically what probiotics can treat, but we do know that micro biome is healthy. As research has increased, we need to consider taking caution in nutritional supplement companies claiming that they have this probiotic that will treat depression, another probiotic that will treat this, and the end result will be nutritional supplement companies clamming that they have a probiotic to treat a certain disorder or