Most of us are familiar with this situation: from Monday to Friday you work at the limit of your capabilities, solve crisis issues, do not get enough sleep and drink liters of coffee. Your body keeps in good shape. But the long-awaited Saturday comes, you finally relax, and suddenly your body fails - there is a sharp pain, acute bloating, nausea or diarrhea. Instead of enjoying your vacation, you spend the weekend in bed with discomfort in your stomach.

Summer heat often brings with it not only a dream vacation, but also exhausting, sleepless nights. When the temperature in the bedroom does not allow us to relax, we toss and turn in bed, and in the morning we feel broken. However, fatigue and decreased concentration are only the visible tip of the iceberg. Modern 4P medicine proves that the real blow from lack of sleep is taken by our "superorgan" - the microbiome of the gastrointestinal tract.

The human body is a complex ecosystem, consisting not only of our own cells, but also of trillions of microorganisms that inhabit us. This invisible "superorgan" - the microbiome - directly affects our mood, immunity, metabolism and physiological state in general. Modern science proves that human health largely depends on various epigenetic factors, among which nutrition and physical activity occupy a key place.

War leaves behind not only visible physical scars, but also deep psychological trauma. According to experts, 12–20% of people who have experienced traumatic events develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In modern combat conditions, military personnel are exposed to enormous levels of physical and psychological stress, which leads to exhaustion of the nervous system.

When we feel fear or anxiety, we often get a “sucking feeling” or “butterflies in our stomach.” From an evolutionary perspective, our brains never existed without signals coming from the gut. However, in today’s world, chronic stress has become the main enemy of our digestive system. З еволюційної точки зору наш мозок ніколи не існував без сигналів, які надходять із кишківника. Проте в сучасному світі хронічний стрес став головним ворогом нашої травної системи.