For once let's go beyond the realm of Vitamins and Minerals; Carbs, Fats and Proteins. There's more to nutrition than meets the eye! If it was all about popping vitamin pills, wouldn't we all be superhuman by now? 🤷♀️🦸♂️
Our bodies are complex and beautiful working machines.
Let's explore the commonly neglected aspect of nutrition. 🗝️🥦🍇🥬
WHAT WHY AND HOW? ... Coming up
At its essence, gut health refers to the balance and harmony of the multitude of microorganisms living in our digestive tract.Surprisingly, your gut is the cornerstone of your health. A balanced mix of good and bad bacteria and yeast in your gut is crucial. Did you know? 80% of your immune system and most of your body's 'feel-good' hormone, serotonin, are in your gut! Hence, a happy gut equals a healthy you!
Besides its key role in Immunity a healthy gut can and help in:
Manufacture essential nutrient, properly absorb the ones you eat
Maintain good mental health, gut communicates with the brain through the gut-brain axis, influencing mood and cognitive function
Detoxification: helps to eliminate waste and harmful substances
Hormone Regulation, gut produces and helps regulate several hormones
What factors can effect gut health:
Diet: Kinda obvious, a healthy diet full of veggies and fruits can promote a healthy gut
Physical activity: Regular exercise contributes to a healthy and diverse gut microbiota.
Stress: Increases intestinal permeability (leaky gut), tipping the scales toward an imbalance of more bad than good bacteria in the gut.
Medication: Certain medications, particularly antibiotics, can disturb the gut microbiota.
Sleep: Poor sleep quality or irregular sleep patterns can negatively impact gut health.
So... WHY gut health? ....
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"Moreover, different modalities of obesity treatment have been shown to change the diversity and composition of the gut microbiome; this raises questions about the role these changes may play in weight loss. In addition, studies have shown that supplementation with probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics may alter the secretion of hormones, neurotransmitters, and inflammatory factors, thus preventing food intake triggers that lead to weight gain."
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A glance at recent research underscores WHY maintaining gut health is vital for all.
HOW? 👉 We improve your gut health
1. Diet- Inclusion of foods rich in Probiotics, Probiotics through fermented foods, foods rich in fibre. Reduction of foods harmful for gut
2. Exersise: Well tolerated, properly structured training plan with targeted nutrition "yay" for your gut
3. Sleep optimisation: Sleep blog
4. Stress Management: Via meditation, yogic breathing and a combination of good diet and exercise + sleep
5. Supplementation: of Probiotics and synergistic supplements. Targeted, timed and customised.
6. Intermittent Fasting [4]
In conclusion, your gut health is not just about digestion. It's the epicenter of your overall well-being, influencing everything from your mood to your immune system.
Here at PerformEvo, we view gut health as an essential piece of the wellness puzzle, alongside balanced nutrition, regular exercise, and lifestyle optimization. We invite you to embark on this transformative journey with us.
Your small step towards better gut health could be one giant leap for your overall wellness." 🚀🌿
Resources and citations:
https://www.foundmyfitness.com/news/t/gut
https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes/the-sonnenburgs
[2] Aoun A, Darwish F, Hamod N. The Influence of the Gut Microbiome on Obesity in Adults and the Role of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics for Weight Loss. Prev Nutr Food Sci. 2020 Jun 30;25(2):113-123. doi: 10.3746/pnf.2020.25.2.113. PMID: 32676461; PMCID: PMC7333005.
[3] Butler MI, Mörkl S, Sandhu KV, Cryan JF, Dinan TG. The Gut Microbiome and Mental Health: What Should We Tell Our Patients?: Le microbiote Intestinal et la Santé Mentale : que Devrions-Nous dire à nos Patients? Can J Psychiatry. 2019 Nov;64(11):747-760. doi: 10.1177/0706743719874168. Epub 2019 Sep 17. PMID: 31530002; PMCID: PMC6882070.
[4] DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2018.05.006 Intermittent Fasting Confers Protection in CNS Autoimmunity by Altering the Gut Microbiota
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