Thinking With Your Gut While it may seem strange to think about, the human stomach is truly a thing of wonder. Most humans only acknowledge its digestive processes, but the gut plays a much more influential role in our day-to-day lives than Your gut is connected to the limbic system, the part of the brain that processes emotions. The brain sends messages to all other In response to these emerging findings, dietary approaches and probiotics are being explored to see how well they can modulate a person’s
organs in your body, so it’s not surprising it communicates with your stomach, too. What is surprising, however, is that the connection goes both ways. Just as your brain can relay information to your gut about excitement and anxiety, your gut can have a direct impact on the way you feel. According to a recent study published by the National Library of Medicine, when a person’s microbiome — the diverse population of good and bad bacteria living in the GI tract — becomes significantly altered or imbalanced, psychological or neurological issues can arise.
microbiome and address symptoms. While research is still being conducted to determine the extent of the stomach’s influence over emotional and mental states, plenty of evidence proves the connection is real. Your stomach “talks” to you all the time, and, if you didn’t have enough reasons to pay attention to the food you eat, now you have one more thing to keep in mind. If you start thinking a bit more with your gut, your health will thank you for it!
simply breaking down food for nutrient production; it is closely connected to our emotional states, as well.
Think about it. Have you ever felt butterflies before a date, intestinal pain during moments of stress, or nausea before an important presentation? Have you ever told someone to “follow their gut” before making a big decision? These physical symptoms are not a coincidence; they are known in the scientific world as the gut-brain axis .
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Do You Know Where to Find These Parts of Your Plumbing System?
At Plumb Smart, we wish we could arrive at your home right when you need our help solving a plumbing problem— but we can only be in so many places at once. However, knowing the location of these three parts of your plumbing system, and what to do with them in the event of a leak or backup, can keep the problem at bay until we arrive.
outside and you can’t find the meter, you could call the water department to come shut off your meter —but that could take hours. And, if we’re super busy, it could take us a while to get there, too. So, it’s in your best interest to be able to do this yourself.
TheMainShutoff Valve
TheMainDrainCleanout Pipe
When there’s a leak inside your home, can you shut off the water? If you knowwhere the shut off valve is and if you’re at home, yes. Now, there’s a valve made by Phyn that detects leaks and shuts off the water automatically, which you can control with your phone. Check it out at our website or at Phyn.com. It monitors water usage and pressure as well as recognizes freezing conditions to alert you before pipes freeze and burst.
Another important item on your home’s plumbing is a sewer main cleanout. Every home built
since the 1980s has one, but they often get covered with leaves, mulch, or overgrown shrubbery. If you knowwhere your sewer main is, you can remove the cap to keep raw sewage from backing up into your home until we get there. There’s also a cool thing called a sewer popper that replaces the cap. If your sewer backs up, the sewer popper floats out of the pipe, preventing a backup in your house. We’ll discuss more plumbing tips next month, but, until then, check out our website and Facebook page as well as our YouTube channel, PlumbSmartPaul, for more information.
TheWaterMeter
You should knowwhere your water meter is and have a key to turn it off. If you don’t have a meter key, they’re available at any local home improvement store. If there’s a leak
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