Digestive Physiology

Gut health arises from a dynamic balance involving a variety of complex factors, which include but are not limited to the following:

Autonomic nervous system responses (to varied influences such as cognitive, emotional, environmental, etc.)
Biome (diversity, function, harmony)
Core strength
Diaphragm health
Dietary content (macro and micronutrients)
Dietary timing
Hormonal shifts
Hydration
Immune/Inflammatory state of the body
Inflammatory potential of dietary content
Mechanical influences (from the surrounding intra-abdominal environment)
Metabolic health
Mucosal integrity
pH balance
Thermoregulation

Abdominal massage on functional constipation [Heliyon 2023] – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10366436/

Blowing Hot and Cold: Body Temperature and the Microbiome [mSystems 2021] – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8552956/

Leaky Gut: mechanisms, measurement and clinical implications in humans [Gut 2019]
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31076401/

The impact of intermittent fasting on gut microbiota: a systematic review of human studies [Front Nutr 2024]
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2024.1342787/full