Vagal tone is the volume knob between your gut and your brain
Last week the vagus nerve was the wire between gut and brain. This week the point is simpler and more useful. That wire has a setting, its tone, and the setting is…
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“You have had this moment”
Two hours after a meal, the mood drops without a reason. The focus scatters. The patience runs short. You blame the sleep. You blame the week. You blame the meeting that ran long.
It was none of those. It was your gut. It has been your gut for years.
The system behind the method.
Gut
Your microbiome is an ecosystem. Feed it well, don’t wreck it unnecessarily, and it performs. Fermentation is the foundation.
Mind
The gut-brain axis isn’t a metaphor. What you ferment today, your nervous system registers tomorrow. Sharper focus, better recovery, more resilience.
Living
This isn’t about restriction. It’s about understanding the system, working with it, and living well.
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Stress is an ingredient your gut can taste
You know the version of a week where nothing digests right. The deadline, the bad news, the travel.…
The line from your gut to your brain runs mostly one way
You know the pattern. A rough week for your gut tends to be a rough week for your…
Why eating the ferment changes the gut you already have
A diet high in fermented foods raises the diversity of your resident gut microbiome, and diversity is the…
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