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How To Heal Your Gut, and Why It Matters

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How To Heal Your Gut, and Why It Matters

Did you know that the function of your immune system, the state of your mental health, the pain or lack thereof in your joints, and even whether or not you have seasonal allergies can all be determined by one thing?

Do you know what it is?

The health of your gut!

Conventional and unconventional research is proving it over and over: poor gut health = poor overall health.

If you experience “common” digestive complaints such as occasional gas, bloating, or heartburn, your gut needs some work.

Do you have even worse digestive issues like persistent constipation or diarrhea? That means your gut really needs attention.

And if you’re suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Crohn’s disease, it’s past time for you to give your guts some love!

But what if you don’t have digestive complaints at all? What if you feel like you can eat anything without an upset tummy?

Chances are, you probably can’t.

Even if you don’t have digestive ailments, you more than likely have another symptom (or two) of compromised gut health.

Common issues like asthma, allergies, eczema, acne, PMS, and arthritis can actually be symptoms of an unhappy gut.

via 82 Ways To Heal Your Gut — Traditional Cooking School by GNOWFGLINS.

Is Your Gut Responsible for Your Health Issues?

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As a doctor specializing in functional medicine and gut health for almost a decade now, you’d think I grew up with a healthy, balanced digestive system.

Well, I didn’t. Along with the estimated 70 million Americans struggling with digestive diseases, I suffered from IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) for more than half of my life. And even worse — as a result of eating all the wrong foods as a teenager — I also suffered from allergies, depression, frequent colds, sinus infections, and bronchitis.

Doctors thought my immune system was weak — but at the root of my problems was a distressed gut. I considered stomachaches, bloating, indigestion, diarrhea, and constipation part of my “normal.” This is often the case with the many patients suffering from digestive and gut-related disorders I see in my practice every day. They’ve grown so accustomed to having an unhappy gut they don’t realize how bad they felt until they start feeling better.

via 9 Signs Your Gut Is At The Root Of Your Health Issues + How To Heal – mindbodygreen.com.