Gut-Brain Axis 101
Autophagy. Or-Tof-A-What?
Public Enemy No. 1: Veg Oils
Your gut and brain are a twin-engine system, connected by the gut-brain axis. Sounds intense, right? But here’s the deal:
Your mood, focus, and stress levels are directly linked to your gut health. That “gut feeling” you get? It’s more literal than you think. Your gut microbiome produces 90% of your serotonin – the stuff that keeps your mind stable and your mood balanced.
So how do you feed that inner ecosystem? Cue the biotics:
Probiotics are the good bacteria doing the heavy lifting.
Prebiotics are the food for those bacteria – think functional fibre, fermented goodness, and grass-fed butter.
Postbiotics are the byproducts of good bacteria doing their job – calming inflammation, sealing the gut wall, and keeping toxins out.
Together, they’re known as symbiotics – a team effort that keeps your gut, and your brain, firing on all cylinders. Want the full spectrum in one hit? WillPowders Kombucha is your biotics-boosting powerhouse. Simple biology. No bullsh*t.
While autophagy may translate to self-eating, this cannibalistic cellular behaviour is your ticket to keeping nasties at bay. Autophagy is the result of fasting. When you stop putting fuel in, your body starts to recycle on a microscopic level. This metabolic switchover triggers autophagy, hunting down cellular sludge while your microbiome flourishes and nutrient absorption amplifies. Your cells “eat” their own damaged parts and broken proteins, reusing valuable resources and deep cleaning cells that have the potential to become hazardous for your body. It’s cellular efficiency at its finest – no waste, just a brilliant clean-up and biological recycling.
When you fast, you don’t just flip the switch on a cellular clean-up – your body pivots to burning ketones, your brain’s preferred high-octane fuel. Produced by the liver, ketones are your mitochondria’s idea of Heaven. What are mitochondria? They’re the part of your cells that generate energy. Say hello to a strengthened gut microbiome; a reduction of inflammation; optimised cognitive function; increased energy levels; blood sugar control; and weight loss. Ketones' mic drop.
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Vegetable oils aren’t just processed – they’re fundamentally transformed beyond what nature ever tended. And let’s get real: these aren’t vegetables in oil form. Chemically extracted, heated beyond recognition, then bleached and deodorised into submission. Veg oils create a perfect sh*t storm of oxidised fats and toxic compounds that tear through your gut lining and trigger inflammatory chaos.
Switch to proper fats, like olive oil or grass-fed butter, and watch your microbiome flourish. Eat close to nature – if it ran, flew, grew, or swam, you’re good. These real-world fats don’t just cut inflammation, they supercharge your body’s natural processes and protect your gut.
Ditching industrial oils supports autophagy because quality fats become your body’s premium fuel source, especially during ketosis when your metabolism shifts from sugar-burning to fat-burning mode.
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