Your gut health is critical to your overall physical and mental well-being. A healthy gut with diverse and balanced microbes ensures proper digestion and absorption of nutrients, a robust immune system with gut barrier integrity, good mental health and brain function, as well as metabolic regulation and disease prevention.

It’s estimated that 100 trillion different organisms exist within each of us, known as the microbiome. A healthy gut with diverse and balanced microbes protect against disease and promotes overall good health.

Our gut microbes are not only beneficial for our “gut”, they are also extremely beneficial for our brain. Anxiety and depression can be symptoms related to poor gut health via the bidirectional gut-brain axis. Your microbes are capable of making neurotransmitters (chemical messengers), like dopamine, GABA, and serotonin, that influence our central nervous system. A poor diet, dysbiosis, obesity, and disease all create inflammation and have an impact on brain function, mood, and behavior. Maintaining and supporting your gut health with nutrient-dense foods and exercise is an excellent way to maintain your mental health.

The human gut (enteric nervous system) is often referred to as the “second brain” regulating brain function in health and disease.

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The body is resilient and has the capability to restore balance and promote self-healing.