Our ‘gutsy’ digestive system

In competitive eating, it is all about gulping down as much food as possible as fast as you can; but in real life, we need to eat slowly and chew every bite in order to avoid swallowing too much air. - Reuters Photo

The body’s gastrointestinal system does far more than just digest our food.

GUTS do indeed, represent more than sheer ninja bravery or your intuitive feelings. The gut’s digestive system, sometimes dubbed “the second brain”, is a network of more than 100 million neurons that runs the length of your gastrointestinal tract (that is a whopping 5 metres or more!).