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Health Starts In Your Gut




      Gut health is the key to one’s overall

      health. Often we neglect the
      importance of the stomach and its

      function. Stomach health helps brain
      function better, improves the immune

      system, and brings the glow on the
      skin as well. Know the impacts of a
      healthy stomach on your body.


      GUT HEALTH IS KEY TO OVERALL

      HEALTH!

      Commonly known as the gut,

      digestive system, gastrointestinal (GI)
      tract, or intestines to name a few. You

      would think with so many names that
      there would be more people paying
      attention to it. Especially since it does

      so much for us without us even

      knowing or paying attention to its
      function.
                                                               that starts in the gut too. Serotonin,
      GUT HEALTH IMPACT
                                                               the happy hormone, is produced and
      BRAIN                                                    stored primarily in the gut. It is

                                                               responsible for regulating intestinal
      Where does the brain get its energy?
                                                               movement, heart function, bladder
      From nutrients absorbed in the gut.
                                                               control, sleep, and name it Mood.
      Think about that brain fog you get in
      the middle of the day or around 3                        IMMUNE SYSTEM

      o’clock. If you trace back about 1-3
                                                               Have you ever heard anyone say
      hours from that feeling, I bet you
                                                               ‘Your immune system starts in your
      either skipped breakfast or ate a
                                                               gut!’? Well if not, hear it from me. If
      heavy processed lunch, didn’t you?
                                                               you are not digesting or moving your

      Not to mention feeling sluggish or                       food through your digestive system
      unmotivated most of the day. Yep,                        then it is just sitting there. Let's just


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