Session 5

Gut healing is an important part of the program. You may hear about other people that have started a gluten free diet but still experience health issues.

This is where this program can differ from other health programs and professionals.

I believe that if you learn how to heal your gut, and continue to heal your gut for as long as it takes, you will experience many changes and health benefits.

Read through the handouts I have given to you for this session on pre and pro biotics and how you can implement them into your meals each day

Probiotics

Probiotics are a key component to gut healing and I recommend you buy a good quality probiotic and take it on a regular basis

My suggestions of brands for probiotics are - Biocueticals, Herbs of Gold, Primal Collective, BIOPTIMIZERS P30M

Alternatively, if you would like to see a Naturopath I can recommend one for you.

Prebiotics

Prebiotics are non-living, non-digestible fibres that work in your gut, feeding the good gut bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli and encourage them to grow.

Prebiotics in simplest terms, are the food that feed some of the bacteria that live in our bowel (in total, there are over 100 trillion of them living in there!). They go on a journey from our mouths through to the other end, and stimulate the growth and activity of probiotics along the way – the good bacteria within our guts!

Polyphenols

A polyphenol is an important type of antioxidant, and are common in plants.

Antioxidants are substances which can counter oxidation occurring in other molecules. are micro-nutrients that we get through certain plant-based foods. They’re packed with antioxidants and potential health benefits.

Factors that influence activity of polyphenols in the body include metabolism, intestinal absorption, and the bio-availability of the polyphenol.

Stress

Stress, especially long term stress, affects our gut health and overall health. It is quite common for people to feel constant stress and not understand the health implications from being in this constant state.

Sometimes we are unaware of just how often we feel stressed throughout the day. It could be that you actually hold your breathe and grit your teeth about a certain person in your life. An hour after that interaction, you could still be feeling the effects of stress, and or the bodies reaction to it.

Have you ever been in a bad mood but unsure why? Then you think back to a few hours previous and remember?

A great way to work on limiting unnecessary stress is by first becoming aware of it. What are the things that REALLY bother you?? Second, what could you do to not react to this situation or event?

Suggestion - Check out the Wim Hof method. He has helped me work on my breathing techniques.

The breathing technique below by the famous Dr Andrew Weil, is super easy to do anywhere so suits using anytime and any place.

Have a go at making your own Bone Broth ! Here is a recipe to try