• Unsprouted grains (which have phytic acid and lectins which can break down the gut lining)
2. Chronic Stress: Ultimately, chronic stress is the root cause of all illness. In the setting of gut health, chronic stress with elevated cortisol levels can lead to de- creased secretory IgA levels (that primary sentinel guard of the digestive tract and lungs) and decreased defense against bad bugs. Elevated cortisol levels also lead to the breakdown of the gut lining directly. So, understand that emotional stress alone can break down the protective gut barrier!
3. Overexposure to toxins: • Antibiotics • Pesticides • Tap water • Aspirin and NSAIDs • Excessive alcohol intake
4. Dysbiosis: Dysbiosis is an imbalance between the benefi cial and harmful bacteria in your gut. When the numbers of good bacteria in the gut are reduced, this provides an opportunity for harmful bacteria, yeast, viruses, and parasites to take hold and cause infections within the gut. The key thing to understand is that when the normal defenses of the body (of which the gut is primary) are compromised, exposures which may normally not affect us can take root and cause illness. Not every exposure causes disease in every individual. When we
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5 Steps to Heal Your Gut (The 5 R’s)
1. Remove what causes ongoing infl ammation in the gut.
• An elimination diet to identify food sensitivities by removing the most in- fl ammatory and commonly triggering foods such as gluten, dairy, soy, eggs. Although IgG food sensitivity testing can be useful, an elimination diet is both therapeutic, diagnostic, and likely a required step in the healing of the gut.
• Infections (identifi ed with a compre- hensive stool analysis)
• Toxins and medications • Stress
2. Replace what the gut needs for optimal digestion.
• Digestive enzymes, liver and gall- bladder support
• Stimulation of the “rest and di- gest” aspect of the nervous system (parasympathetic versus the “fl ight or fi ght” sympathetic nervous system) via the vagus nerve through the practice of yoga, meditation, singing, slow deep breathing, laughing, culti- vating true connection with others
• Slowing down to eat and enjoy meals and snacks
3. Restore the balance of healthy gut bacteria with probiotics and prebiotics, either through food or supplementation.
• Admittedly, this is not necessarily the most straightforward recommenda- tion. Which probiotic? What strains? How many billion colony-forming units?
• Most probiotic supplements have strains of Lactobacillus and Bifi do- bacterium and can be helpful for many people who are lacking those strains.
• Soil-based spore-forming probiotics survive the stomach mostly intact and can work on many levels to improve gut and overall health.
• Eat fermented foods such as sauer- kraut, kimchi, kefi r, tempeh, miso.
• Prebiotic supplementation to feed benefi cial bacteria is also very important: fi ber and prebiotic foods such as raw garlic, chicory root, Jeru- salem artichokes, bananas, dande- lion greens, jicama.
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