Microbiome Gut Restoration
Your gut, also known as the enteric nervous system, and the second brain are the center of immunity, as it houses 70% of the cells that make up your immune system. This is why gut function is one of the most important pieces to unmasking reasons for declining health and disease processes.
Your gut contains a diverse group of microorganisms or Microbiota, which consists mainly of bacteria, but also include viruses and fungi. These beneficial microbes which are collected while in Vitro make up a significant portion of your body with the vast majority making the colon its home. But they also live in your skin, eyes and other areas of your body.
Why is this important?
The gut is the skin turned inside out and we have a sense of how important our skin is, particularly as pertains to trauma. The job of the Microbiome in the gut is to maintain a steady symbiotic rhythm within the barrier analogous to the skin but only one layer thick. There are tiny junctions in the gut that allow nutrients and other vital substances to be absorbed back into the bloodstream assisted by friendly microbes. These microbes also ensure substances that should not be absorbed make its way down the colon for elimination. However, disruptors of this harmonious environment can wreak havoc:
- Mold
- Heavy metals
- Food allergies
- Antibiotics and other medications
- Pesticides
- Parasites
- Food choices
- Stress
- Environment
Do you have:
- Bad Breath
- Gastritis, heartburn
- Chronic diarrhea or constipation
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Autoimmune disease
- Hashimotos or other thyroid disorder
- Lupus
- Psoriasis or other skin disorders
- Memory loss or brain fog
- Alzheimers Disease
- Insulin Resistance/diabetes
- Weight gain
- Anxiety, Depression, and other mental health challenges
Anxiety, Depression, and Other Mental Health Challenges
During this time of social isolation and COVID-19 gut restoration is one of the most vital components to longevity and improvement of mental health issues.
Experts used to view mental health “from the top down.” They believed that symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges were due to an imbalance in your brain. But that idea is evolving with new research.
Scientists now think that Gut Dysbiosis could be one of the root causes of imbalances in your brain! In other words, your gut health could be intricately linked to your mental health.
Disruption of your Microbiota-gut-brain axis is also linked with insomnia. And poor sleep increases your risk of emotional challenges, including anxiety and depression.