Latest research suggests that the gut and the heart can be considered as other brains in the body. Both have their own nervous systems. The heart has its own neurons and communication skills; the gut has the enteric nervous system and its own reflexes, operating independently of the brain and spinal cord.
The heart and brain have an intense relationship: the signals of the heart directly reach the cephalic brain (cerebrum, including the left and right hemispheres) and medulla. This intense relationship is called the “heart–brain connection” because these signals have important effects on decision-making. The heart collects signals from the body and sends them to the brain.
According to [the] HeartMath [Institute:]
“The heart is the most powerful source of electromagnetic energy in the human body, producing the largest rhythmic electromagnetic field of any of the body’s organs. The heart’s electrical field is about 60 times greater in amplitude than the electrical activity generated by the brain. This field, measured in the form of an electrocardiogram (ECG), can be detected anywhere on the surface of the body. Furthermore, the magnetic field produced by the heart is more than 100 times greater in strength than the field generated by the brain and can be detected up to 3 feet (almost 1 metre) away from the body, in all directions, using SQUID-based magnetometers.”
The relationship between the cephalic brain and gut brain is linked via chemicals and the parasympathetic nervous system. In this work, we explain the relationship between these three brains at an energy medicine level and what effects they have in our lives.
Why is it important?
Because imbalances in these brains affect our decisions, thoughts, plans, actions, creativity, and mainly our relationship with ourselves and others.