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PART II What Is Going On in the Gut
Оглавление(The Science Basics)
Nature uses only the longest threads to weave her patterns, so that each small piece of her fabric reveals the organization of the entire tapestry.
—RICHARD FEYNMAN, PHYSICIST
There is a game called “telephone” in which one person starts a message that is whispered from one participant to another until the last person in the game announces the final message and the person who started the game states the original. Usually, the message announced by the final person is totally different and only bizarrely connected to the original. It is a game that shows how small misconceptions can make a huge difference, how errors accumulate.
What goes on in your gut is a bit like the game telephone. Foods, drugs, and supplements interact with many participants in the digestive process, and a crossed signal, misinterpreted message, or inflamed surface changes the effect of that food or drug into a cascade of unexpected problems for the body. The original intent is often lost in the translation.
The gut is a complex and intricate system composed of different organs, glands, enzymes, secretions, cells, and nerves as well as trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and yeast that compose the microbiome. It also has its very own “second brain.” There are many places for communications to go awry when every element is getting and sending whispered messages.