TRUST YOUR GUT

Your gut is another word for your stomach. The English language is rife with gut idioms . “ To spill your guts” is to tell your
jɔr gʌt ɪz əˈnʌðər wɜrd fɔr jʊər ˈstʌmək . ði ˈɪŋglɪʃ ˈlæŋgwəʤ ɪz raɪf wɪð gʌt ˈɪdiəmz. “tu spɪl jʊər gʌts ” ɪz tu tɛl jʊər
personal secrets. “ To hate someone's guts” means you passionately hate someone . “ To bust your gut” is to laugh a lot. One of
ˈpɜrsɪnɪl ˈsikrəts. “tu heɪt ˈsʌmˌwʌnz gʌts ” minz ju ˈpæʃənətli heɪt ˈsʌmˌwʌn. “tu bʌst jʊər gʌt ” ɪz tu læf ə lɑt. wʌn ʌv
the most common meanings for 'gut' is your true self, your wiser self, your inner self. “ Trust your gut” is common advice
ðə moʊst ˈkɑmən ˈminɪŋz fɔr gʌt ɪz jʊər tru sɛlf , jʊər ˈwaɪzər sɛlf , jʊər ˈɪnər sɛlf . “trʌst jʊər gʌt ” ɪz ˈkɑmən ædˈvaɪs

that means trust you inner voice. Trust your intuition . A 'gut feeling' or a 'gut reaction' is a feeling or reaction that is deeper
ðæt minz trʌst ju ˈɪnər vɔɪs . trʌst jʊər ˌɪntuˈɪʃən. ə gʌt ˈfilɪŋ ɔr ə gʌt riˈækʃən ɪz ə ˈfilɪŋ ɔr riˈækʃən ðæt ɪz ˈdipər
and wiser than our conscious minds .
ænd ˈwaɪzər ðæn ˈaʊər ˈkɑnʃəs maɪndz.

Our bodies are crawling inside and out with microbes . In fact the number of microbial cells on and in you right now
ˈaʊər ˈbɑdiz ɑr ˈkrɔlɪŋ ɪnˈsaɪd ænd aʊt wɪð ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz. ɪn fækt ðə ˈnʌmbər ʌv maɪˈkroʊbiəl sɛlz ɑn ænd ɪn ju raɪt naʊ

outnumber your human cells 10 to 1. And the biggest concentration of these microbes is in your gut.
aʊtˈnʌmbər jʊər ˈhjumən sɛlz 10 tu 1. ænd ðə ˈbɪgəst ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən ʌv ðiz ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ɪz ɪn jʊər gʌt .

Scientists are starting to think there could be a direct connection between our guts and our minds . We have long known
ˈsaɪəntɪsts ɑr ˈstɑrtɪŋ tu θɪŋk ðɛr kʊd bi ə dəˈrɛkt kəˈnɛkʃən bɪˈtwin ˈaʊər gʌts ænd ˈaʊər maɪndz. wi hæv lɔŋ noʊn

that microbes can help our bodies fight infections , but some researchers are now looking into the connection between
ðæt ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz kæn hɛlp ˈaʊər ˈbɑdiz faɪt ɪnˈfɛkʃənz, bʌt sʌm ˈrisərʧərz ɑr naʊ ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈɪntu ðə kəˈnɛkʃən bɪˈtwin
gut microbes and changes in our brain .
gʌt ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ænd ˈʧeɪnʤəz ɪn ˈaʊər breɪn.

Dr . Emeran Mayer did research on the stomachs and brains of 65 people and found a connection with the dominant gut
draɪv. Emeran ˈmeɪər dɪd riˈsɜrʧ ɑn ðə ˈstʌməks ænd breɪnz ʌv 65 ˈpipəl ænd faʊnd ə kəˈnɛkʃən wɪð ðə ˈdɑmənənt gʌt

microbes and the structure of their brains . He thinks that it's possible that the type of microbes in our guts might not
ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ænd ðə ˈstrʌkʧər ʌv ðɛr breɪnz. hi θɪŋks ðæt ɪts ˈpɑsəbəl ðæt ðə taɪp ʌv ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ɪn ˈaʊər gʌts maɪt nɑt
be just shaping our brains , but also our mood, behavior and feelings.
bi ʤʌst ˈʃeɪpɪŋ ˈaʊər breɪnz, bʌt ˈɔlsoʊ ˈaʊər mud , bɪˈheɪvjər ænd ˈfilɪŋz .

Stephen Collins, a researcher from McMaster University , used mice to investigate the brain gut connection. He took the
ˈstivən ˈkɑlɪnz, ə ˈrisərʧər frʌm məkˈmæstər ˌjunəˈvɜrsəti, juzd maɪs tu ɪnˈvɛstəˌgeɪt ðə breɪn gʌt kəˈnɛkʃən . hi tʊk ðə
dominant microbes found in shy mice and introduced them into the guts of fearless mice . He also tried this
ˈdɑmənənt ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz faʊnd ɪn ʃaɪ maɪs ænd ˌɪntrəˈdust ðɛm ˈɪntu ðə gʌts ʌv ˈfɪrləs maɪs. hi ˈɔlsoʊ traɪd ðɪs
experiment in reverse, by introducing the microbes from the fearless mice into the guts of the shy mice . In both cases
ɪkˈspɛrəmənt ɪn rɪˈvɜrs , baɪ ˌɪntrəˈdusɪŋ ðə ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz frʌm ðə ˈfɪrləs maɪs ˈɪntu ðə gʌts ʌv ðə ʃaɪ maɪs. ɪn boʊθ ˈkeɪsəz
, he found that the personality and behavior of the mice changed. The previously shy mice became more active and the
, hi faʊnd ðæt ðə ˌpɜrsəˈnælɪti ænd bɪˈheɪvjər ʌv ðə maɪs ʧeɪnʤd . ðə ˈpriviəsli ʃaɪ maɪs bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ˈæktɪv ænd ðə

previously fearless mice became more quiet and shy.

ˈpriviəsli ˈfɪrləs maɪs bɪˈkeɪm mɔr ˈkwaɪət ænd ʃaɪ .

Research into the mind gut connection is still young, but in the future , we may find that many problems from depression to
riˈsɜrʧ ˈɪntu ðə maɪnd gʌt kəˈnɛkʃən ɪz stɪl jʌŋ , bʌt ɪn ðə ˈfjuʧər, wi meɪ faɪnd ðæt ˈmɛni ˈprɑbləmz frʌm dɪˈprɛʃən tu

anxiety to autism can be cured by inviting the correct microbes into our stomachs. Perhaps one day, modern
æŋˈzaɪəti tu ˈɔˌtɪzəm kæn bi kjʊrd baɪ ɪnˈvaɪtɪŋ ðə kəˈrɛkt ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz ˈɪntu ˈaʊər ˈstʌməks . pərˈhæps wʌn deɪ , ˈmɑdərn
medicine will accept that food is truly medicine . Imagine a future where your doctor gives you foods rich in healthy
ˈmɛdəsən wɪl ækˈsɛpt ðæt fud ɪz ˈtruli ˈmɛdəsən. ɪˈmæʤən ə ˈfjuʧər wɛr jʊər ˈdɑktər gɪvz ju fudz rɪʧ ɪn ˈhɛlθi

microbes , such as yogurt , sauerkraut and natto, to heal not only your body , but also your mind .
ˈmaɪˌkroʊbz, sʌʧ æz ˈjoʊgərt, ˈsaʊərˌkraʊt ænd natto, tu hil nɑt ˈoʊnli jʊər ˈbɑdi, bʌt ˈɔlsoʊ jʊər maɪnd.