Why do I feel sluggish during the rainy season? Even though I'm working on my gut health, why?

A rainy season morning. Beyond the curtains, it is drizzling.

Even when I try to get up, my body feels heavy, and I want to go back to bed just one more time.

I am continuing my gut health routine.

Fermented foods, dietary fiber, and hydration—I am doing them properly as much as I can.

And yet, I feel sluggish.

I feel tired from the moment I wake up.

My concentration is also dropping.

My mood tends to sink as well.

Is this just a matter of mindset?

Is it just that the rain is bringing my spirits down?

But to dismiss it like that, the physical sluggishness feels too real.

A thought suddenly crossed my mind: changes in atmospheric pressure.

Perhaps the low pressure of the rainy season is disrupting my autonomic nervous system.

And another question: does atmospheric pressure also affect the gut?

I will gently unravel the true nature of this discomfort.

Does low pressure alone make the body feel sluggish? The answer is yes.

To put it simply, low pressure alone can make your body feel sluggish.

It is not just about feeling down; it can be explained as a bodily mechanism.

When atmospheric pressure drops, our bodies enter a state where the pressure from the outside is released.

It is said that the more sensitively a person feels that change, the more easily their body enters a defensive mode.

This is where the autonomic nervous system comes into play.

When the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems is disrupted, the following types of discomfort
become more likely to occur.

・Feeling sleepy but having shallow sleep, or a decline in sleep quality
・Feeling foggy, or unable to maintain concentration
・Increased stiffness in the shoulders and neck
・Tendency to swell, or feeling like blood circulation is sluggish
・Fluctuations in gastrointestinal condition

The sluggishness during the rainy season is not due to a lack of willpower.

It is a sign that your body is reacting properly.

Does changes in atmospheric pressure affect the gut? The gut is a place that is easily swayed.

The gut is not just a place for digesting food.

The gut has many nerves concentrated in it and is closely connected to the brain.

This is the gut-brain axis.

During the rainy season, when the autonomic nervous system is easily disrupted, gut movement also becomes prone to fluctuations.

Specifically, these kinds of changes are likely to occur.

・Gut peristalsis weakens, making it difficult to feel refreshed
・Gas builds up easily, causing bloating
・Loss of appetite, tendency to feel indigestion
・Conversely, sometimes experiencing sudden loose stools

And the gut environment is also related to
your physical condition and mental state.

Serotonin, which is produced in the gut, is an important substance that
also leads to emotional stability and sleep quality.

In other words, the rainy season is a time when low pressure and fluctuations in the autonomic nervous system
can easily cause waves in gut health.

It could be said that those who are working on their gut health are more likely to notice these changes.

Can gut health activities solve it? The answer is that there are days when gut health activities alone are not enough.

This is the most important point.

Gut health activities are a very strong ally for building a foundation.

However, low-pressure discomfort during the rainy season is often caused by a combination of multiple factors, such as the autonomic nervous system, sleep, blood circulation, stress,
lack of exercise, coldness, and swelling.

Therefore, if you feel sluggish even though you are working hard on gut health, it does not mean
that your gut health efforts were meaningless.

In fact, it is possible that because you have a foundation from your gut health efforts, you are
managing to hold on without falling apart completely.

During the rainy season, the trick is to expand your gut health routine slightly
to include balancing your autonomic nervous system, in addition to maintaining your gut environment.

Gentle ways to balance your gut health and lighten rainy season sluggishness

From here on, these are measures that are easy to put into practice starting tomorrow.

Trying too hard can actually become a source of stress, so try doing
even just one thing you can manage.

1 Warm your body and get your gut moving

Coldness tends to slow down gut movement.
Even if the air temperature is high during the rainy season, your body often tends to get cold inside.

・A cup of hot water in the morning
・Warm your stomach and lower back
・Miso soup, soup, warm tea

Just by warming up, it becomes easier to regulate your blood flow and gut rhythm.

2 Continue fermented foods without overdoing it

Consistency is the key to fermented foods.

However, it is safer not to suddenly increase them too much on days
when your body is feeling weak.

・Stick to your usual amount calmly
・Do not try new foods on days when you feel unwell during the rainy season
・If you have strong bloating, cut back a little and see how you feel

Gut health is about adjustment, not competition.

3 Increase dietary fiber gently

Dietary fiber is the key to a healthy gut environment, but some people
experience gas or bloating if they increase it too much.

・Vegetables, mushrooms, and seaweed little by little
・Chew well
・Take with water

On days when your gut is tired, foods that are cooked until soft are safer.

4 Breathe deeply and send a signal to your autonomic nervous system

During low atmospheric pressure, the body easily enters a state of tension.

That is exactly when you should practice deep breathing.

・Inhale slowly through your nose
・Exhale long through your mouth
・Do this three times

Even just doing this makes it easier to switch on your parasympathetic nervous system.

It also sends a message to your gut that it is okay to relax.

5 Soak up the morning light to regulate your internal clock

Even on rainy days, the light by the window is not zero.

Morning light is related to sleep quality and the rhythm of serotonin.

・Open the curtains when you wake up
・Go near the window for even just one minute
・It may seem simple, but it is a powerful habit for combating rainy season sluggishness.

On days when you still feel sluggish, it might be a sign that your body wants to rest.

You feel sluggish even though you are working on your gut health.

I believe that fact is not proof that you are slacking off, but proof that you are aware of your body.
proof that you are aware of your body.

Low pressure during the rainy season, weather-related illness, and autonomic nervous system imbalance.

These are invisible, but they are changes that are certainly happening inside your body.

Your gut is working hard for you every day.

That is why, during the rainy season, while continuing your gut health routine, you should warm your body,
protect your sleep quality, regulate yourself with breathing, and soak up the light.

Gently support both your gut environment and your autonomic nervous system.

On rainy days, you do not have to live with the same performance as on sunny days.

Even if you slow your pace a little, you can still keep things in balance.

Let's quietly get through the season of rainy-day sluggishness together with our gut.

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Thank you very much for reading until the end.

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