We mistaken the \u201cgut\u201d for just the stomach, but it\u2019s really your entire gastrointestinal system, from your mouth to your \u201cwhere the sun don\u2019t shine\u201d \ud83d\ude09 And if you\u2019re thinking it\u2019s function is only to break down those healthy veggies and healthy size burritos, think again\u2026literally THINK again!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Incredibly important, and not just because it breaks down the foods we eat. Although that\u2019s HUGE! The gut has bacteria and immune cells that ward off bad bacteria, viruses, toxins, fungi, think about all the stuff you eat and breath in, your gut is your first line of defense. Next, it directly communicates with the brain, it can literally cause you to think, feel, experience a certain way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Scientist call the gut \u201cthe second brain\u201d. You\u2019ve heard the sayings \u201cgo with your gut\u201d or \u201cbutterflies in your stomach\u201d, that\u2019s REAL. There is a strong, deep connection between the two. It\u2019s an evolutionary response to, if you eat something bad, spoiled, or dangerous, the gut signals the brain to cause the muscles to contract and make you vomit. But it\u2019s also a place where anxiety and depression can be enhanced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Stop beating it up! We eat foods with sugar, wheat, gluten, processed ingredients \u2013 toxins, huge portions, and then we stress ourselves out (remember the gut-brain connection, it goes the other way too!), and the linings of the gut start breaking down, inflamed, angry, and they stop working well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Give your gut time to eat and rest. Do not eat too much, so you\u2019re not overloading the system, eat slowly and NOT standing up! Be at peace when you\u2019re enjoying your food. Then give it time to rest, wait 4-5 hours between meals. Leave it a \u201cquarter tank full\u201d at night, so that when you\u2019re sleeping it can be in a reparative process. Reduce those foods that can be inflammatory, wheat, gluten, dairy, sugar, and alcohol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: For those having minor digestive issues, Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes can be helpful. Take a full spectrum Probiotic that has both Lacto and Bacilius strains, same with the enzymes, choose one that has 4-5 different ones. For more sever issues, get a Microbiome Test, see if you\u2019re missing a certain probiotic strain or if there is an infection. Slippery Elm, Aloe Vera, and Glutamine <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A: Weight gain, anxiety, lack of energy, skin conditions, brain fog, auto immune issues, allergies, these are just SOME of the issues, I CONSTANTLY see that is due to poor gut health. When you can\u2019t break down your foods properly, you don\u2019t get any of the fuel you need to run on, repair with, LIVE! If the gut is banged up, the signals to the brain are going to be all screwy. You need to make the health of your gut a top priority at all times! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We mistaken the \u201cgut\u201d for just the stomach, but it\u2019s really your entire gastrointestinal system, from your mouth to your \u201cwhere the sun don\u2019t shine\u201d \ud83d\ude09 And if you\u2019re thinking it\u2019s function is only to break down those healthy veggies and healthy size burritos, think again\u2026literally THINK again!\u00a0 Q: How important is the gut? A: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[181,180,183,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-tips","category-higher-education","category-immunity","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.proze.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}