Inflamed? Check in with your Gut!
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What Does Gut Health Have to Do With Inflammation?
As a functional and integrative nutritionist, I spend my days helping people who struggle with both gut imbalances and inflammation. The two go hand-in-hand. In fact, outside of someone with a structural bowel problem I almost never see a case of inflammation where the gut is not deeply involved. (Learn more about gut imbalances here)
As Hippocrates, the father of medicine, observed:
“All disease begins in the gut.”
This is as true as it was over 2000 years ago — even more so today, because our modern life of stress, fake foods and toxins are increasing the burden on our GI system like never before.
Getting to the root of your inflammation
As I tell my clients, it’s vitally important to get to the root cause(s) of your symptoms and inflammation. Just managing symptoms is a lot like using a garden hose on a tire-fire. The flames will just keep coming back!
If you take the time to uncover the source of your gut imbalance (s), you can fight inflammation and support the health of your entire body.
Eating a gut healing anti-inflammatory diet is a perfect first step. But there is so much more…
You may not realize that your 30 foot digestive tract is not just a simple tube spanning mouth to outlet. It’s a highly complex network of organs responsible for digestion, absorption, assimilation of nutrients and elimination; it’s deeply tied into our nervous, hormonal, endocrine, and immune systems. Your large bowel is home to over 1000 species of bacteria, fungi, and protozoa (called your gut microbiome) that have a vital role in our overall physical and emotional wellbeing.
Digestive health isn’t just about what goes in and what comes out.
- It’s about what key nutrients are actually absorbed. You aren’t what you eat – you are what you ABSORB.
- It’s about whether you have enough helpful bacteria to support KEY areas of health, and ensure you don’t have overgrowth of unwanted bacteria that may be wreaking havoc on your health.
- It’s about what other microbes and parasites have taken up camp in your intestines and what you need to do to balance your ecosystem.
- It’s about whether your gut lining is healthy and whole or if it’s letting toxins and invaders into your bloodstream causing reactions.
- It’s about your thoughts, your feelings, your sleep, your stress, your lifestyle and so much more.
I see clients daily with conditions tied to inflammation — hello allergies and autoimmune disorders — who don’t realize that the root cause of their condition resides in their 30-foot digestive tract. They may say things like, “But, Julie, I eat the perfect diet, I get plenty of fiber, and I poop just fine. How can this be related to my gut?”
But it IS related to their gut and I can show you why.
The Gut: The Gateway to Health
My one-hour-and-11-minute webinar, The Gut: The Gateway to Health, will introduce you to the GI system and show you the basics of how numerous health conditions are connected to and driven by underlying imbalances in the gut.
My goal is to give you the foundation needed to understand your body’s unique GI system and empower you to get to the root cause(s) of your own health struggles.
After watching, you’ll:
- Understand how gut health is vital to overall health.
- Recognize the key signs of an unhealthy gut.
- Identify the universal and personal triggers that threaten gut health.
- Appreciate the importance of an individualized, comprehensive and holistic approach to optimal health.
- Get clear and effective steps you can take to heal from within.
During this fun presentation, you will:
- Test your knowledge with “Gut Jeopardy.”
- Learn the 4 Pillars of Gastrointestinal Health. You may have heard of digestion and elimination, but do you know the last two?
- Learn where digestion really starts. Hint, it’s not in the stomach OR mouth ;).
- Learn the detrimental effects of proton-pump inhibitors and other medications that impact nutrient absorption. If you value your bones, you’ll watch this.
- See where you fit on a chart of Poop Health!
- Learn the hidden inflammatory downside of low-carb and even low FODMAPs diets.
- Discover the connection between gut disorders and thyroid dysfunction.
- Discover the bacterial imbalance that research shows underlies 60 – 80% of irritable bowel syndrome cases. Ever feel 8 months pregnant when you’re not? Then pay close attention!
- Learn what leaky gut actually is, how it drives allergy and inflammation, and what common foods promote it.
- See a list of key medications to be wary of if you want to maintain your gut health.
- Find out which supplements are most effective in healing the gut.
- Hear my take on eliminating gluten and dairy from your diet.
- Get my 5 R’s for restoring the health of the gut…and feeling your BEST!
You owe it to yourself to finally dig deep and understand HOW your gut works & research based practical STEPS to support healing!
Get to know your gut today…
and get to the root of your inflammation.
Access my pre-recorded webinar for only $19.95.
(With unlimited viewing so you can refresh and deepen your understanding!)
P.S. I truly want you to experience a peaceful gut and end your inflammation..for good! When you order the webinar, you will also gain access to my practitioner FullScript dispensary and receive 15% off of the most effective probiotic I use in my practice. This has been a game changer for so many patients!
Wishing you a peaceful gut and abundant health…so happy our paths have crossed! Stay tuned for more gut health information and resources to support your wellness journey!
Xo, Julie
