Nearly every brain-controlling chemical is generated in the gut, including hormones and neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, glutamate, GABA and nor epinephrine. The gut is home to 100 million neurons – more than what the spinal cord has. It also contains 24 minor brain proteins, major cells that regulate immune function, one of the body’s in-built opiates, and native bensodizipine. Recently there has been one more addition to the nervous system: The gut, also known as the enteric nervous system. It is ensconced inside sheaths of tissue found in the lining of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon.
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What Does Your Digestive System Do?
“A healthy digestive system is a symphony of coordination,” says Dr. Koch. The esophagus. Chewing your food allows you to move the food into the back of your throat for swallowing. “The esophagus is a muscular tube that delivers food from the mouth to the stomach,” says Koch. Your esophagus is about 10 inches long. The stomach.
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