Why is it so important to have a healthy gut? Supplements Shown Helpful for Gut Health.

The Gut is called the Body’s Second Brain.

• The Gut and the Brain are in constant communication. This system of critical digestive organs also act as a type of switchboard or communication center to and from the brain, and functions as one of the body’s frontlines in the fight against diseases, illnesses, and infections.
• About 100 trillion bacteria, both good and bad, live inside your digestive system. Collectively, they're known as the gut microbiota. Within those trillions of gut bacteria, there are about 1,000 different species, represented by some 5,000 distinct bacterial strains.
• Creating a healthy digestion system (Gut), this gives your body the ability for vitamin and mineral absorbency, hormone regulation, digestion, vitamin production, immune response, and the ability to eliminate toxins, not to mention your overall mental health.
• Symptoms related to poor gut health can be as obvious as abdominal pain, bloating after meals, reflux, or flatulence, but also less obvious like headaches, fatigue, joint pain, and immune system weakness.
• By restoring the full health of your gastrointestinal system, which can have major positive effects on your entire body, from mood to memory, and more. Healing your gut allows the body to build a stronger immune system and produce the right kind of bacteria that tells your brain that it’s okay to feel good again.
• The average American, filled with processed, sugary and fatty foods, the gut becomes damaged over time and therefore less functional. Diets that are filled with simple carbohydrates and gluten are damaging to the brain, as they allow bad bacteria in the gut to grow exponentially. This type of gut-damaging diet has been linked to mental health issues ranging from headaches and ADHD to depression and dementia and hundreds of other serious ailments. See below.
• Exciting innovative studies are coming out every day exploring the connection between gut bacteria and practically every other aspect of human health.

Signs you have an unhealthy Gut:


From Harvard Health Studies & The California Institute of Technology:

• Digestive Issues : Gas, Bloating, Diarrhea, Constipation, IBS, Crohn’s and Ulcerative colitis
• Cancer – Bowel, Liver, Pancreas, Stomach, Colorectal : One noteworthy study showed that having inflammation and damage of the gut severely decreased the range of bacterial species in the microbiome. The lessened microbiome variety allowed pathogenic bacterial overgrowth of E. coli, and eighty percent of the mice with E. coli subsequently developed colorectal cancer.
• Heart Disease – Cardiovascular Disease - Recently, scientists found a possible correlation between the microbiome and cardiovascular disease. Some bacteria produce higher levels of trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO), which is linked to a higher risk of stroke and heart attack.
• Poor Immune System – always catching every bug, If you find yourself getting sick more often than is normal, you should probably check in on how your gut is doing.
• Autoimmune Diseases – Currently there are appx 100 official Autoimmune Conditions. A damaged microbiome and leaky gut syndrome often lead to autoimmunity because a full 80% of your immune system resides in your gut. If that large percentage is damaged, it will inevitably compromise your entire immune system. Hashimoto’s & Rheumatoid Arthritis.
• Acid Reflux – Gas, Burping, Bloating - Both acid reflux and Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been correlated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), or with having a microbiome dysfunction.
• Weight Gain - When a person’s microbiome has an imbalance of bacteria, they become far more prone to weight loss resistance and obesity. Granted, things like overeating or eating fast food and sugar on a regular basis certainly aren’t good for the balance of our gut bacteria. But if you think your weight doesn’t reflect the overall effort you put into maintaining it, you should ask your doctor to check in on your gut health.
• Mental Health Disorders - Medical literature refers to the gut as your “second brain.” This is because the two are connected through communication lines known as the gut-brain axis. If your microbiome is unhealthy, it could result in conditions such as brain fog, OCD, Autism, Anxiety and Depression.
• Skin Problems – Acne, Psoriasis, Eczema, Dermatitis - All of the above skin conditions have a microbiome and inflammatory-autoimmune component to them.
• Chronic Sinus Infections and Asthma - Having an overgrowth of Corynebacterium tuberculostearicum and dysbiosis of microbiome bacteria was shown to frequently be the reason behind a patient’s chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) or asthma.
• Type II Diabetes: Type II diabetes is of course linked to obesity and poor diet, but this chronic degenerative disease is more complicated than that. It was also recently linked to microbiome disturbances, and one study found that transplanting the microbiome of diabetic mice into healthy mice made the healthy mice diabetic!
• Parkinson’s Disease : Scientists at the California Institute of Technology, known as Caltech, have concluded that changes in bacteria, or the bacteria themselves, contribute to motor skill decline. In fact, they may even cause it!

The conclusion is clear:

If you can change your gut, you can change your life.

Balancing your gut in a few easy steps:

1st - Take Researched Gut Health Supplements - Top 5 listed below:

#1 Probiotics

#2 Fiber

#3 Super Digestive Enzymes

#4 L-Glutamine

#5 Vitamin D3

2^nd - What Foods to Avoid

#1 Avoid these as much as possible:

• Grains – Barley, Brown Rice, Buckwheat, Bulgur, Millet, Non-Gluten Free Oatmeal, Popcorn, Whole Wheat Bread, Crackers or Pasta
• Dairy – Butter, Cheese, Sour Cream, Milk, Custard, Ice Cream, Pudding, Yogurt
• Gluten – Pasta, Rice, Bread, Corn Soy, Potato, Tapioca, Beans, Crackers, Baked Goods, Cereal, Granola, Beer, Croutons, Sauces & Gravies made with Wheat Flour or a Roux, Flour Tortillas
• Soy – Edamame, Soy Nuts, Soybeans & Sprouts
• Corn of any variety or combination
• Sugar – Cut way back on Sugar – Fructose & High Fructose,
• Lectins – Kidney Beans, Soybeans, Wheat, Peanuts, Tomatoes, Potatoes
• Refined Vegetable Oils – Sunflower, Safflower, Canola, Soybean
• Nightshades – Tomatoes, White Potatoes, Eggplant, Okra, Peppers, Tomatillos, Sorrel, Gooseberries, Pepino Melons, Tobacco, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper, Capsicum.
• Advil / Ibuprofen
• Antibiotics as much as possible

#3 – What Foods to Eat

Top Foods for Gut Health Prebiotic and Probiotic:

• Wild-Caught Fish
• Free Range Poultry
• Grass-Fed Meats – limited amounts
• Apples - Bananas - Blueberries
• Gluten-Free Oatmeal
• Almonds & Ground Flaxseeds
• Coconut Oil
• Nuts and Seeds
• Garlic - Endive
• Onions & Mushrooms
• Jicama – Kiwi
• Dairy or Lactose-Free Yogurt
• High Fiber Low Glycemic Foods like leafy greens and cruciferous veggies – Broccoli, Kale, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Dandelion Greens
• Asparagus
• Sweet potatoes and butternut squash
• Burdock Root & Hickory Root
• Hypoallergenic proteins – Pea, Rice, Hemp & Chia
• Fermented vegetables (kimchi, sauerkraut, carrots, green beans, beets, lacto-fermented pickles, traditional cured Greek olives)
• Kefir
• Apple Cider vinegar - Raw
• Sourdough Bread
• Kombucha
• Miso Paste
• Tempeh

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