Antonios Hadjigeorgalis

“Because of how it affects our blood sugar levels and the hormones involved in satiety”
― Trisha Pasricha, You've Been Pooping All Wrong: How to Make Your Bowel Movements a Joy

“31. There is a Method Either we make the system or the system makes us. Constructing a strategy connects our goals to our insight”
― Seth Godin, This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans

“The problem can be avoided up front by intervening in such a way as to strengthen the ability of the system to shoulder its own burdens. This option, helping the system to help itself, can be much cheaper and easier than taking over and running the system—something liberal politicians don’t seem to understand. The secret is to begin not with a heroic takeover, but with a series of questions. Why are the natural correction mechanisms failing? How can obstacles to their success be removed? How can mechanisms for their success be made more effective?”
― Donella H. Meadows, Thinking in Systems: A Primer

“Until scientists have filled those gaps in their knowledge, we can make use of the facts we already know to improve gut health. It starts with the little things like mealtimes, for example, which should be enjoyed without pressure, at a leisurely pace. The dinner table should be a stress-free zone, with no place for scolding or pronouncements like “You will remain at the table until you’ve finished the food on your plate!” and without constant television channel hopping. This is important for adults, but it is vital for small children, whose gut brain develops in parallel with their head brain. The earlier in life mealtime calm is introduced, the better. Stress of any kind activates nerves that inhibit the digestive process, which means we not only extract less energy from our food, we also take longer to digest it, putting the gut under unnecessary extra strain.”
― Giulia Enders, Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ