Gut health and stress are known to be linked, but the missing key between both might lie in your diaphragm — the muscle in your ribs that helps breathing and digestion.

Gut health and stress are known to be linked, but the missing key between both might lie in your diaphragm u2014 the muscle in your ribs that helps breathing and digestion.

Diaphragm breathing can reduce stress and improve digestion

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This little-discussed muscle is responsible for what passes through your digestive tract. 

Diaphragm, stress and gut health: is belly breathing the key to better digestion?