Use a simple approach known as the 5R protocol to heal. Leaky gut is a condition characterized by increased intestinal permeability, and often associated with changes to gut bacteria.
Here are the 5 steps.
☝️REMOVE. Shift away from the standard American diet by removing gut triggers like gluten, dairy, alcohol, GMOs, chocolate, sugar, stress, and basically anything that makes your gut not feel good. You may also need treatment for parasites or gut infection to remove them. We also aim to, with the help of our care providers remove any medicines that we can.
✌️REPLACE digestive enzymes, acid, vitamins and minerals that have been depleted. Supplements like betaine HCl may be needed if there is too little stomach acid. Digestive enzymes, especially pancreatic enzymes may be needed. Chronic digestive disease may be a root cause of nutrient deficiencies, and B12, vitamin D, zinc, magnesium, iron, or calcium and supplementation is a must.
3️⃣ REPOPULATE. You cannot heal the gut without carefully selecting probiotics and prebiotics. Supplements are basically a must, and they need to be strain specific and super high quality. Add in foods like leeks, artichokes, garlic, onions and bananas for prebiotic fibers and fermented foods like kimchi, kefir or kombucha to get more probiotic food.
4️⃣ REPAIR the lining of the gut. Feed the cells of the lining of your gut glutamine, and repair with supplements like arginine, selenium, molybdenum, aloe, slippery elm, or high quality collagen.
🖐REBALANCE. There is not a problem in the world not caused by stress or worsened by stress. Your gut will absolutely never heal under chronic stress. Supplements like glycine can help build serotonin, theanine can help increase GABA, and corn grass can help you fall asleep without sleep pattern disrupting melatonin.
Your gut can heal. And when it does….everything else begins to heal.
You deserve to be healthy. Here’s to you taking the steps to make it happen.
DM me for supplement suggestions! We can customize a personalized plan for you or check out these amazing GUT Healthy products HERE- You CAN live a healthier life with more focus, energy and success!
Here are the 5 steps.
☝️REMOVE. Shift away from the standard American diet by removing gut triggers like gluten, dairy, alcohol, GMOs, chocolate, sugar, stress, and basically anything that makes your gut not feel good. You may also need treatment for parasites or gut infection to remove them. We also aim to, with the help of our care providers remove any medicines that we can.
✌️REPLACE digestive enzymes, acid, vitamins and minerals that have been depleted. Supplements like betaine HCl may be needed if there is too little stomach acid. Digestive enzymes, especially pancreatic enzymes may be needed. Chronic digestive disease may be a root cause of nutrient deficiencies, and B12, vitamin D, zinc, magnesium, iron, or calcium and supplementation is a must.
3️⃣ REPOPULATE. You cannot heal the gut without carefully selecting probiotics and prebiotics. Supplements are basically a must, and they need to be strain specific and super high quality. Add in foods like leeks, artichokes, garlic, onions and bananas for prebiotic fibers and fermented foods like kimchi, kefir or kombucha to get more probiotic food.
4️⃣ REPAIR the lining of the gut. Feed the cells of the lining of your gut glutamine, and repair with supplements like arginine, selenium, molybdenum, aloe, slippery elm, or high quality collagen.
🖐REBALANCE. There is not a problem in the world not caused by stress or worsened by stress. Your gut will absolutely never heal under chronic stress. Supplements like glycine can help build serotonin, theanine can help increase GABA, and corn grass can help you fall asleep without sleep pattern disrupting melatonin.
Your gut can heal. And when it does….everything else begins to heal.
You deserve to be healthy. Here’s to you taking the steps to make it happen.
DM me for supplement suggestions! We can customize a personalized plan for you or check out these amazing GUT Healthy products HERE- You CAN live a healthier life with more focus, energy and success!
Mental Health is my passion! (In case you did not yet know that!-If not, where have you been?! Just Kidding!) BUT...Really... Did you know... ???
I am also passionate about nutrition! And fitness! And a healthy, non-toxic lifestyle!
Well, you might be thinking- "Great! Good for you! So...?!"
Let me tell you a couple reasons why that ALL matters...
We live in a culture that believes in FLU Season. Did you know that IS NOT a thing?! What many people call "Flu Season" is actually "eat too much preservatives and sugar, not getting enough sleep, not drinking enough water, under extra stress and no Vitamin D (aka SUN!) season!?"
It just so happens that when we are not taking the steps to BE healthy, we are more susceptible to all the symptoms that come in the form of those pesky colds or flu! Yet, we excuse it, not taking the responsibility that we actually have for our own health! Not to point fingers but... We need to actually take ownership over our health!!
What are you doing- or NOT doing- to care for yourself? Especially these days, learning about how to better care for ourselves is very crucial.....
Another reason is that exercise is a HUGE stress relief for both the BODY and the BRAIN.
Here are 5 Reasons why Exercise Matters:
1. It provides a BRAIN BOOST! A brain boost can look like finding clarity as well as refocusing, especially important when we feel overwhelmed by all the tasks on our plates. #momlife
2. Better Sleep. Regular exercise helps our body relax and we sleep better! I think we all know about the benefits of sleep... And most of us need more of it!
3. Increased Self-esteem and Confidence! As we push ourselves, we build confidence, especially if our bodies are not completely in the best shape. We develop habits and see strengths and just feel better when we are bettering our health!
4. Decreases Stress. It is a release! Whether you like to run, lift weights, play a sport or just dance around the house to some fun music while you clean, it is a powerful way to release tension in both the body and the brain!
5. A scientifically proven Mood Booster and it decreases symptoms of both anxiety and depression! In this crazy world where it seems most people are suffering from either or both, what a great way to reduce symptoms! (There is a lot of scientific-y stuff that I could talk about but I will save that for another post.... )
A challenging piece around exercise is MOTIVATION. Especially when anxiety or depression is high. I would encourage you to look at all the elements to see how nutrition and lifestyle, spiritual practices and self care (for starters) impact your anxiety/depression and thus, your motivation.
It is a multi-faceted system and all different areas require attention to be brought into balance for optimal health- for the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual! So, while we see that there are benefits to exercise, there are obviously additional components to address (Which I will save for another post....)
I hope that you will find ways that you can MOVE and little more to help boost your health in this new year. Simple ways include doing body weight exercises, which you can do anywhere, talking walks, having dance parties, doing step challenges, stretching regularly, or joining a gym. There are so many ways to build in exercise and movement in small ways that will benefit you! Even if you don't see the benefits right away, keep at it! Habits take time to build and Rome was not built in a day... You will not change your health in a day either. ;)
Do you need additional support in your goals? Did you know I provide coaching? I have a variety of packages to support you in developing skills and/or keeping you on track with creating change! Let's connect and see what fits for you- CHAT with me here...
Do you need nutritional support that improves you mood? Seriously- that nutrition on a foundational level makes all the difference! Check out the Happy Juice or Fundamental Packs HERE to get that targeted health on the right track and see how it changes your mood and overall health! Oh- and it comes with a 100% Satisfaction GUARANTEE! Can't go wrong!
Do you have specific blocks that are preventing you from making healthy changes? Setting up an Emotional Release session to target those known or unknown issues might just be what you need! Schedule with me to release those blocksHERE.
Finding BALANCE in all the areas of health and wellness is truly the key to living your best life!
Helping you live your best life! ~xoxo, Judith
