Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

And I think when we talk about things like, I would imagine you want to talk about gut feelings. This is where we need to start the conversation right there is the vagus nerve, which is feeling and sensing 500 million nerves. So there's this and this is, by the way, just the way in which the gut is communicating to the brain, you know, neurotransmitters.

There's over 30 neurotransmitters produced in the gut. We think about serotonin when it comes to our mood. 95% of serotonin is produced in the gut. We think about dopamine in terms of motivation. 50% of dopamine is produced in the gut. So it's this powerful organ in terms of communicating to the brain, and then there's ways in which the brain is communicating back.

There's over 30 neurotransmitters produced in the gut. We think about serotonin when it comes to our mood. 95% of serotonin is produced in the gut. We think about dopamine in terms of motivation. 50% of dopamine is produced in the gut. So it's this powerful organ in terms of communicating to the brain, and then there's ways in which the brain is communicating back.

There's over 30 neurotransmitters produced in the gut. We think about serotonin when it comes to our mood. 95% of serotonin is produced in the gut. We think about dopamine in terms of motivation. 50% of dopamine is produced in the gut. So it's this powerful organ in terms of communicating to the brain, and then there's ways in which the brain is communicating back.

It absolutely is. It literally is. Yeah. So here's the thing. A tree can't grow without roots, right? The larger the tree, the more there needs to be roots down below the surface, right?

It absolutely is. It literally is. Yeah. So here's the thing. A tree can't grow without roots, right? The larger the tree, the more there needs to be roots down below the surface, right?

It absolutely is. It literally is. Yeah. So here's the thing. A tree can't grow without roots, right? The larger the tree, the more there needs to be roots down below the surface, right?

And so this enteric nervous system, we call it the second brain, but it actually was our first brain because there was no way for you to actually power the development of human intelligence without first developing this, the gut.

And so this enteric nervous system, we call it the second brain, but it actually was our first brain because there was no way for you to actually power the development of human intelligence without first developing this, the gut.

And so this enteric nervous system, we call it the second brain, but it actually was our first brain because there was no way for you to actually power the development of human intelligence without first developing this, the gut.

I think that nature is way smarter than we are as humans. And you can think about this however you choose to. You could look at this as purely evolutionary in nature. And that is like this entire globe and every second of every day the evolution selecting the choice that is the superior choice and bringing us to where we are today.

I think that nature is way smarter than we are as humans. And you can think about this however you choose to. You could look at this as purely evolutionary in nature. And that is like this entire globe and every second of every day the evolution selecting the choice that is the superior choice and bringing us to where we are today.

I think that nature is way smarter than we are as humans. And you can think about this however you choose to. You could look at this as purely evolutionary in nature. And that is like this entire globe and every second of every day the evolution selecting the choice that is the superior choice and bringing us to where we are today.

And yet I look out and I see butterflies and flowers and I ask questions, how did they get here? Why are they here? And there's a part of me that looks at this entire picture and acknowledging that I am a scientist, right? And that I want to use those tools that I've been trained in to apply that and understand.

And yet I look out and I see butterflies and flowers and I ask questions, how did they get here? Why are they here? And there's a part of me that looks at this entire picture and acknowledging that I am a scientist, right? And that I want to use those tools that I've been trained in to apply that and understand.

And yet I look out and I see butterflies and flowers and I ask questions, how did they get here? Why are they here? And there's a part of me that looks at this entire picture and acknowledging that I am a scientist, right? And that I want to use those tools that I've been trained in to apply that and understand.

But I take a look at this and actually to me, this is better proof of a higher power than anything that I can see out there, right? The beauty of it, the intelligence of it. There's so many aspects, you know, and then like this might be hard to relate to and kind of weird, but like there's been moments where I'm performing colonoscopy

But I take a look at this and actually to me, this is better proof of a higher power than anything that I can see out there, right? The beauty of it, the intelligence of it. There's so many aspects, you know, and then like this might be hard to relate to and kind of weird, but like there's been moments where I'm performing colonoscopy

But I take a look at this and actually to me, this is better proof of a higher power than anything that I can see out there, right? The beauty of it, the intelligence of it. There's so many aspects, you know, and then like this might be hard to relate to and kind of weird, but like there's been moments where I'm performing colonoscopy

and seeing a microscopic world up close because my camera is able to basically zoom in and show things that otherwise you would never see. And that zooming in that's happening in real time as I'm performing this procedure, you step back and you go, number one, there's an entire world that's happening in this little small spot right there. That's crazy. And number two, gosh, it's beautiful.