きらっくです。
いきなりですが、あなたの最近の体調はいかがですか？
最近イライラしやすくなったなとか、疲れやすいと感じることはありませんか？
その要因は、腸内環境の悪化のせいかもしれません。
今回は「脳はバカ、腸はかしこい」という著書からわたしの感想を踏まえて、腸内環境を整え、健康でいようということを伝えます。
参考書籍はこちらになります。
それでは最後までよろしくお願いします。
結論
糖質に気をつけるだけで免疫力はあがる
わたしの不調について
わたしはストレスがたまるとよく暴飲暴食をします。
ダメとわかっていてもやめられないですよね。
ストレスによって精神的に不安定になると、なにかをしようとしても気力もわかず、普段であれば怒らないことも、必要以上に怒ってしまいます。
また、とつぜん泣き出したり、気分の上がり下がりがとても激しくなります。
鬱診断をしたことあるひとはわかるかもしれませんが、とつぜん泣き出したりするのは即病院レベルの
鬱症状となっています。
それほど心身ともに追い詰めれていたのですが、「脳はバカ、腸はかしこい」を読み
納得できる部分が多かったので、ぜひあなたの健康のためにもお話しをしていきます。
脳よりも腸
「脳はバカ、腸はかしこい」というのは、わたしの解釈でいくと
脳は短期的であり、腸は長期的に心身を守っているのだろうと感じています。
たとえば、お腹が空くと脳はご飯を食べろと命令をしてきます。
そしてあなたはご飯を食べます。
３食きっちりと食べる習慣を脳は記憶しているため、お腹があまり空いていなくても脳は毎日食べ物を要求します。
しかし、腸は必要以上に運ばれてくる食べ物を処理しきれません。
そのため太るひとや、糖尿病になるひとが多くなっているのです。
つまり、脳はお腹が空いていなくてもご飯を食べさせようとしており、結果として腸の活動を悪くしています。
腸の活動が悪くなると
では、腸の活動が悪くなるとどうなるのでしょうか。
- 消化しきれない食べものにより肥満になる
- 消化のために体力をつかい、体は休まらない
- 精神状態にも影響を及ぼす
以上の３点があなたの心身に影響を及ぼします。
なので腸は長期的にあなたの心身を守っているのです。
これだけでは説明不足なのでもう少し深堀したいと思います。
肥満になる
まずは食べ過ぎによって肥満になることは想像できるでしょう。
脳はよくも悪くも「慣れ」を備えています。
なので食べることにも慣れていきます。
脳がストレスを感じると食べたくなりませんか？
わたしは食べたくなり、あっという間に体重が増加します。
また、日に日に食べる量が増えていると気づきました。
脳はストレスを解消するために食べることを求めます。
しかし腸はその全てを処理できません。
そしてたべすぎた食べものは、体に蓄積され肥満に繋がるのです。
消化に体力を使う
じつは、わたしたちは食べものの消化にも体力を使っているのです。
たとえばダイエットを始めようと決め、インターネットなどで調べると
「夜ご飯を食べない」や「糖質制限」などを聞いたことあると思います。
他にも親や、友達に「夜にご飯を食べすぎると、太るよ」などと言われたこともあるのではないでしょうか。
当時はよく調べもせず、普通に夜ご飯を食べていましたが、年を重ねてからどうしてなのか調べて、やっと理由の一部にたどり着きました。
その理由の一部が、腸を休ませることによって、体力回復だけでなく食べものの消化を促すためでもあるということです。
あなたも休みなく一日中仕事を続けることは辛いでしょう。
腸も同じです。
あなたの体力を回復させるためにも、腸も休ませてあげましょう。
精神状態への影響
最後に腸の活動と精神状態はどのように繋がっているのか考察してみます。
まずは、腸の活動の一部をご紹介します。
腸は、腸内細菌のバランスによって、精神にとって重要な神経物質を作っています。
その1つとして幸せ物質である、「セロトニン」です。
わたしは、脳から幸せ物質であるセロトニンがでていると思っていました。
おそらくあなたも、脳内でセロトニンを生成し、幸せだと感じていると思っているでしょう。
しかし実際は、腸内細菌のバランスによって腸内でセロトニンを作り、脳に伝えているのです。
ということは、腸の活動を悪くすると、幸せ物質であるセロトニンが生成されなくなります。
よって、腸と精神状態は繋がっているということです。
最近体重が増えてきたなとか、いつも以上に幸せを感じられない時は、腸内細菌のバランスが悪い可能性もあるでしょう。
なので、食生活を見直すことや、腸によい食べものを積極的に取り入れてみると、改善するかもしれません。
考えてみると
ではわたしの不調時の食生活やストレスに焦点を当ててみましょう。
焦点をあてた結果
- 腸に負担のかかる食べものを選ぶ
- 過剰な食事量と間食
- 睡眠不足が続き、毎日倦怠感に襲われる
- 鬱状態に陥る
などを感じました。
それぞれ簡単に説明しましょう。
まずは、ストレスによって腸に負担のかかる食べものを選んでいました。
わたしの場合は炭水化物です。
食べ合わせとしては、カップ麺とお米を1日1食は食べていました。
また、1回の食事量も過剰となり、お腹がいっぱいだと感じているのに、入るだけ詰め込むような食事をしていました。
結果として、体重は5日で5キロ増えました。
次は精神面です。
腸に負担のかかる食事をしていたので、寝つきも悪く睡眠の質も下がっていました。
なので疲れも取れず、毎日倦怠感に襲われなにをするにもやる気がでません。
そして、食べ過ぎだとわかっていても、また次の日も食べてしまいました。
つまり、ストレスが引き金となり腸内環境を悪化させ、結果として体重の増加やセロトニン不足になり、ネガティブ思考に陥ったと考えました。
また、食べるものは手軽かつ満腹感を感じやすい「糖」のたくさん入った食べものを選んでいました。
ただここで注意したいのは、
ストレスのせいなのか、先に腸内環境が悪化していたから、セロトニン不足でストレスを感じていたのかはわかりません。
誘惑の糖
ストレスを脳は敏感に感じ、短期的に身を守るために「糖」を欲します。
腸は長期的に身体を守るために、体の中に入ってきた食べものを休む間もなく消化し続けます。
結果として、腸内環境を悪化させ心身ともに悪い影響を及ぼすのです。
いまの世の中には身近に、手軽に、安く「糖」を補給できます。
たとえば24時間営業のコンビニや、お菓子などです。
脳が喜ぶ「糖」を目にしない日はないでしょう。
毎日食べているお米にも糖は含まれています。
「糖」をとることに慣れてしまうと、脳からの要求も大きくなってきます。
なので「糖」との付き合いかたも考えなければ、あなたの腸内環境はあっという間に悪くなり、
人生の幸福度にも影響してくるでしょう。
腸を守る＝心身を守る
それではまとめに入りたいと思います。
結論からいくと、健康であり続けたいのであれば、腸を大切にしようということです。
何度も説明しましたが、脳は短期的で目先の健康しか解決しません。
長期的に健康を守りたいのであれば、腸を守らなければならないでしょう。
今一度、腸のために「糖」を控えた生活をしてみませんか？
わたしは腸内細菌のバランスのことを知り、腸によい食事を始めます。
具体的には、糖質制限の食事生活をゆるくやっています。
病気になってから糖質制限はとても大変です。
なので病気の予防のため、また普段から備えるという意味でもわたしと一緒にゆるく糖質制限した
食事を始めましょう。
最後までお読みいただきありがとうございます。
きょうもわたしはあなたと出会えて「運がいい」
ありがとうございました。
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