Your Second Brain Is Hungry

Hi My Loves!

Gut inflammation is the #1 cause of irritability and mood swings.
I challenge you to refute that after learning why 👇

🪔 After Festivities: My Body’s Reaction

After the Navratri (a 9-day Hindu festival revering the Divine Feminine Shakti), I have been feeling unwell.

This time around, the Hindu calendar days were in such an order that for 12 days, it was socially unacceptable to eat meat and eggs.

Yes — I was on a vegetarian diet for 12 days!

The last time I was a vegetarian was in 2021; my overall health was down to 30%.

Never again.

Forced to eat vegetarian protein sources like lentils and cottage cheese, along with wheat, I was lethargic and bloated every day.
Even my periods arrived early due to weakness!

🧠 When My Gut Is Inflamed

When my gut is inflamed, I experience:

• Memory loss

• Loss in thinking and analysing ability

• Loss in intuition

• Blank mind

• Anxiety and sadness

• Loss of awareness of my surroundings

The gut is our second brain; an inflamed gut can completely throw your mind off balance.

Personally, I start feeling stupid.

⚡ The Science Behind It

When gut bacteria release endotoxins, and the intestines pump out serotonin, it disrupts how your cells make energy — putting your body under stress.

Your brain feels that drop in energy as anxious, tight, tunnel-like thinking — it’s uncomfortable and isolating.

When energy levels crash, your body pulls back from that open, intuitive state and shifts into pure survival mode.

🌿 How to Restore Your Gut (and Brain)

Here’s what truly helps me reset:

✨ Lower the endotoxin load:
Drink orange juice, honey, fresh juices, raw carrot salads, and eat mushrooms — they detox beautifully and leave you feeling fresh.

🚫 Avoid starches, grains, and lentils for a while.

🥛 Include dairy to keep your body fuelled and calm.

🦋 Support your thyroid to uplift mood and metabolism.

🌞 Soak in sunlight and red light — it helps your cells produce CO₂ instead of lactic acid.

💊 Supplement with Vitamin D — it maintains a strong gut barrier.

🧘‍♀️ Magnesium is your best friend, along with blueberries, Vitamin B1, ginger, baking soda, and methylene blue.

🥥 Saturated fats like coconut oil and butter protect your gut lining.

🚫 Never consume PUFA (unsaturated fats and seed oils).

💖 And needless to say — stay in a low-stress environment and have fun!

🌞 When the Gut Heals, Everything Heals

When the gut is restored, digestion is restored, and with that, the brain is restored.

You begin to think deeply, act with awareness, and use your intuition — expanding your very existence ✨

Hope this helps!

Love,
Zitni Zun 🌺