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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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