Lane Cove Fun Run details

Get among the crowd …

at the start of the Lane Cove Fun Run, September 8

Get into the fun of the event – dress up, get your kids to dress up and dress up those strollers and your pets!

Both runs, 5km starting 7:30am and 2km at 8:30am, walk or run from Kingsford Smith Oval, Longueville, cnr Kenneth and Stuart Streets. J

oin pre-race warm-ups with FIT Lane Cove on the oval 20 min ahead of the races.

This volunteer-run event sends all proceeds to Sydney Community Services to support seniors and disabled to enjoy living independently at home and also to the charity that gets school stationery to needy children – Got a Pen?

Registration fees :

• Child, under 16 years - $40 • Adult, 16 years and over - $45 • Family, up to six people at same address - $115 • Community business team up to 8 adults from one business - $190 Online registrations open at www.lanecovefunrun.com.au until September 4, or register at the start on the day, Sept 8.

The 2km race is done in two waves; first is for faster, fitter people and second, slower wave is for people who want to walk.

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Is your mood literally a gut reaction

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With depression and suicide rates rising, even in our young ones, it’s vital to understand what drives our psyches and

moods. Advertorial by Bronwyn Sach, Medical Herbalist and Nutritionist.

It is now recognised that mental health problems are a whole-body condition, not just a psychological or genetic condition as once thought. And it’s much clearer now that the root of the problem is related to the microbes that live in our gut.

The microbiome, aka bugs in your gut

The human microbiome contains up to 10 times the number of cells in the human body! Each of us harbours around 160 different species; about 30-40 of these make up the bulk of your ecosystem. The colon (in your lower abdomen) is home to most of your microbes – this central hub of microbes is 1-2kg. Other smaller microbiomes are in the skin, respiratory and urinary systems, and there’s a recently discovered microbiome in the brain. The microbiome, these days classed as an organ, exceeds the liver in the number of biochemical reactions in which it participates. It’s a very busy world in your gut – many processes, interactions and substances are being produced, and all this activity and its results are dependent on what microbes get to eat. They are very ‘social’ creatures, busily interacting, influencing and communicating with one another and all our cells.

Good microbes produce beneficial substances for the brain such as:

• Neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine, adrenalin etc) • B vitamins

They also assist in mineral absorption, proper digestion, looking after the gut wall and have a big role to play in keeping us clean and toxin free. Our bugs are hard at work for us, yet we barely even know they exist.

Bad bugs produce substances toxic to the brain:

• Lipopolysaccharides or LPS released from certain classes of bacteria are highly inflammatory = ‘brain fever’ (like having the flu in the brain, feels horrible) • LPS interferes with the production of mood-lifting serotonin = depression • Alcohol and acetaldehyde from pathogenic yeasts = tired, foggy brain

• Even LPS alone has been shown to consistently induce depressive-like behaviour in animals and humans. These bugs are not trying to hurt us, they shed LPS as they die. Examples are E. coli, Hafnia alvei, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Morganella morganii, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas putida, Citrobacter koseri and Klebsiella pneumoniae. These bugs are meant to be in our gut – in the right amounts they don’t cause problems. As well as the brain being inflamed from LPS, with too many bad bugs we have neurotransmitter deficiencies – ie simply NOT ENOUGH MICROBES PRODUCING FEEL-GOOD NEUROTRANSMITTERS. And without enough good bugs, we get deficiencies in B vitamins and minerals the brain desperately needs to function properly. It’s now widely recognised that modern living continually disrupts our fragile microbiome. No wonder so many people feel so down.

Support your feel-good microbes

Like a pet, your microbes need the right food, clean water, exercise and even socialising to help you stay well. They need the right environment – you – to live and thrive and support you. Avoid chlorinated water – filtered or spring water only Get regular fibre from organic fruits and vegetables – 1 raw salad daily Exercise – a half hour every second day – get sweaty Get dirty, get into nature, breathe the air eg gardening Avoid strong chemical cleaners and disinfectants Go herbal – minimise antibiotics which are designed to kill bugs and can reduce or wipe out important microbes. Even use herbal medicines with respect as some are strong enough to damage the fragile microbiome.

For more information, visit my website, or ring to discuss any questions you may have.

bron_sach@fastmail.fm 0414806640

www.bronwynsach.com