And since our gut flora influences our mind so much, and since our mind influences our body so much (see the physical effects of stress), we can't really consid

And since our gut flora influences our mind so much, and since our mind influences our body so much (see the physical effects of stress), we can't really consider what _happens_ to our body to be separate from our mind either. If our body and mind are intimately linked, so are our minds and the food we eat. Personally I think that the distinction between those things is just some conventional idea we have that enables our interaction with the world. Does nature itself imply an inherent separation and cutoff point between the body and mind, and thus the mind and the entire universe?