Giulia Enders: The surprisingly charming science of your gut
ג'וליה אנדרס: המדע המקסים להפתיע של המעיים
Giulia Enders is working to reveal how our gut is at the core of who we are. Full bio
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or something like this.
"So, what are you doing?"
this magical one-word reply,
everybody's happy and pleased.
for 30 seconds with me,
when one of them would ask,
in all honesty and just say,
the whole intestinal tract."
when the enthusiasm trickled,
like, awkwardly silent in the room,
our bowels are quite charming.
שלנו ממש מקסימים.
where many people are thinking about
בה אנשים רבים חושבים על
about the organ where this happens,
באיבר בו מתרחש הכל,
and the mechanisms behind it.
to figure out this magic trick,
disliked the gut for a long time;
את המעיים הרבה זמן;
that are being trained there.
שמאומנים שם.
doing all sorts of things --
שעושים כל מיני דברים --
than our genitals, for example.
לגמרי מאברי המין, למשל.
of our gut is so complex
כל כך מורכבת
that when we poke it,
the reasons why it's so fascinating
on those three steps.
בעקבותי בשלושת השלבים.
like, "How does it work?"
so weird for that sometimes?"
כל כך מוזרים לפעמים?"
the first kind of these questions,
את השאלות הראשונות האלו.
How does pooping work?"
איך עובד חירבון?"
but I had no idea,
and look it up in different books.
ולחפש בספרים שונים.
I thought, at that time.
this outer sphincter,
we can control it,
ויכולים לשלוט בו,
to the inner one first.
Is it gaseous or is it solid?
this information up to our brain,
when our brain knows,
what it's designed to do
is connected with nervous cells,
מקושרים בתאי עצב,
sitting on the couch,
of the very few animals that do this
בצורה כל כך מתקדמת ונקיה.
the outer world or the time --
מהעולם החיצוני או הזמן --
of public restrooms,
on my daily agenda.
מעלה הצעה ללוח הזמנים היומי.
something else, which was:
I might have shied away from --
noises that happen
is actually a huge neat freak,
הוא בעצם משוגע נקיון,
to clean everything up,
כדי לנקות הכל.
of gut -- really, seven of them --
של המעי -- בעצם, שבעה מטרים,
and hardly smelling like anything.
create a strong muscular wave
that's been leftover after digestion.
is really a sign
our insides fine and tidy.
תקינים ונקיים.
of our stomach --
to put pressure on our belly
and not so much sideways.
in X-rays, for example,
or even some sensations of pain.
is just results
when you're laying on your left side
כששוכבים על צד שמאל
of our body and health.
של הגוף שלנו ובריאותו.
had killed himself.
next to that person the day before,
of the suicide the next day,
something to do with it?
היה קשר כלשהו לעניין?
if there were scientific papers
אם יש מחקרים מדעיים
as we sometimes think.
כמו שאנחנו לפעמים חושבים.
makes these commands
נותן את ההוראות האלו
to the other organs,
of the nerves that connect brain and gut
המקשרים בין המוח למעיים,
from the brain to the gut.
in stressful situations,
that are being sensed by our gut,
and taking away blood and energy
or nervous diarrhea
או שלשול מרוב לחץ,
doesn't want to digest.
that connect gut and brain
שמקשרים בין המעיים למוח
from our gut to our brain.
because our brain is very isolated.
surrounded by a thick skin,
to put together a feeling
the most important advisor for the brain
on the quality of our nutrients,
of our immune cells doing,
in our blood that it can sense.
כמו ההורמונים בדם.
and send it up to the brain.
ולשלוח אותו למעלה למוח.
like visual cortex or word formations --
or we would make funny noises -- no.
שומעים קולות -- לא.
for things like morality,
שאחראיים על דברים כמו "מוסר",
are putting together this feeling
מייצרים ביחד את התחושה
to contribute to this process.
like irritable bowel syndrome
anxiety or depression.
לחוות חרדה או דיכאון.
I also have this mental health thing."
יש לי גם בעיה נפשית,"
clear on that right now --
is feeling sympathy with their gut.
until it can come to practice.
כדי להשתמש בכך בפרקטיקה.
these kinds of research
differently of my moods
we are a brain and a screen,
אנחנו מוח ומסך,
for answers right there
or our neighbor --
come from within.
wake up too early,
around with my thoughts.
What did I eat yesterday?
and make myself a tea,
surprisingly good for me.
away from our body,
bacteria differently.
is creating a new definition
too little microbes in your environment
or autoimmune diseases then.
אלרגיות וחולים יותר במחלות אוטואימיוניות,
killing off bacteria right away.
של כל החיידקים.
don't harm us -- they can't,
הם לא מסוגלים.
are looking into things like:
לנו לנקות את המעיים?
or have a lean figure
או להיות בעלי גזרה דקה
or even more resilient to stress?
או יותר עמידים ללחצים?
when it comes to cleanliness.
שאלות כשזה מגיע לנקיון.
it's about a healthy balance, I think.
when you look at a clean gut,
enough of them,
perspective on cleanliness
in that moment,
a mistake by 1,000.
and that's so embarrassing."
I was like, "Ugh!"
good and right and helpful things,
וטובים ומועילים.
on cleanliness further."
that maybe we all do.
cleaning our living room,
to sort like a life hygiene.
fostering the good
yourself from the bad
mostly good and helpful things,
דברים טובים ומועילים,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Giulia Enders - Doctor, authorGiulia Enders is working to reveal how our gut is at the core of who we are.
Why you should listen
Giulia Enders is a medical doctor and author from Germany. In 2012, her presentation "Darm mit Charme" ("Charming Bowles") won her first prize at the Science Slam in Berlin and went viral on YouTube. Shortly after that she was asked to write a book which turned out a great success in Germany and around the world. Her bestseller Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ has sold more than four million copies and has been published in over 40 countries. Today Enders is doing research for her medical doctorate at the Institute for Microbiology in Frankfurt and has continued to communicate science in TV and museum projects.
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