How To Build a Healthy Human

Written By David Gieske

The Central Role of Gut Health

What we stick in our mouth may actually be secondary in priority in our desire to be healthy to what we don’t stick in our mouth. With the advent and introduction of processed foods – or what I like to refer to as “food-like” products – to our diet, that contain over 2,500 synthetic, petroleum-derived chemicals, chronic diseases have seen a catastrophic rise in prevalence that’s led to an epidemic of chronic disease. In fact, 90% of the diseases we see today didn’t exist 80 years ago. This epidemic is literally crippling our healthcare system. Medicaid is now expected to be bankrupt by the end of 2026.

As of 2023, 75% of Healthcare dollars in the U.S. are spent on treating metabolic disorders that are now responsible for 8 out of every 10 deaths each year in the United States.

In short, people are the unwitting participants in a food system that is knowingly and willingly poisoning them. With 63% of the Standard American Diet being processed foods, people are ingesting what by every definition are slow acting poisons that food conglomerates are very aware of. And yet, what seems to be such an obvious smoking gun as to the cause of obesity and disease, never seems to occur to the masses.

It’s not their fault. Food companies target the masses with clever commercials convincing them these ultra-processed food-like products are safe to eat, when they are anything but. They’re devoid on virtually any and all nutrition, are made of countless synthetic chemicals the body cannot process, are pro-inflammatory, pro-oxidative, create insulin resistance, 9 sub-cellular disease, and account for 8 of the Top 10 chronic disease we die of every year. Chronic disease has become largely accepted and “normalized” with most people just believing the epidemic of chronic disease is just what happens as we age.

The truth is, our diet is the single biggest predictor of the diseases we will develop over the course of a lifetime, and the chronic disease(s) we will most likely die of.

In the quest for optimal health and well-being, your gut (preferably a sealed gut –as the sub title of the article alludes to - and will be explain later) plays the most pivotal role in determining one’s health. Your gut’s role extends far beyond its primary function of digestion, as research in recent years has uncovered a vast array of processes never before understood or even conceptualized. These processes are so vast in scope that scientists are now referring to the gut as the body’s “second brain.” Why will become apparent.

Medical research in the last 20 years in the area of Holistic/Functional Medicine is radically changing our concepts of how to build a healthy body, to the extent that almost everything we’ve been taught in school has been way too myopic in its scope.

In the last 2 years, there has been a mass exodus from the allopathic (prescription-based) model of medicine that only treats, and I use that term loosely, symptoms. More and more medical practitioners and physicians are moving away from the pharmaceutical model of treating disease, which isn’t at all “treating” disease. They’re moving in droves to the other end of the spectrum - “preventative maintenance” - through nutrition. This rapidly evolving field of medicine is called Functional Health or Integrative Medicine and is true “HEALTH” care, as it truly focuses on restoring one’s health. It considers diet, food-sensitivities, allergens, lifestyle choices, habits, exercise, sleep patterns, and tries to form a comprehensive global view of the patient’s current state of health. Functional Medicine doesn't seek to treat disease, it seeks to prevent it altogether. It looks beyond symptoms to view everything contributing to or detracting from one’s health.

Consider for a moment, is it better to survive cancer, or never develop cancer at all? Is it better to survive a quadruple bypass, or to never develop heart disease? Is it better to manage diabetes or to never suffer from the condition?

Looking through a different lens . . .

We’ve had a fairly comprehensive understanding of how individual cells, organs, and systems of the body work individually, but with all previous understanding essentially falling short in terms of how these systems all work together synergistically. Recent advances in physiological and nutritional research have shed tremendous light on the root cause of virtually all disease, which is not exactly the mystery we’ve been taught it was.

The accumulation of toxins at the cellular level creates oxidative stress on our cells, which in turn, creates chronic inflammation of cells at the cell membrane (the phospholipid envelop encapsulating the cell). This leads to a myriad of problems: epigenetic (triggered) changes in DNA and inside the mitochondria (the power plant of cells), inflammation of the cell membrane and receptor sites, which prevents nutrient absorption, inhibits cellular waste removal, creates cellular toxicity, and prevents hormones from interacting with our cells. This leads to thyroid problems, dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Autism, insulin resistance, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune diseases and more.

At the cellular level, think of it as a bucket overflowing with water. Once these cells reach capacity, the waste and toxins leak out of the cells into bloodstream and are subsequently distributed though out the body. We now know, 70 – 90% of chronic diseases have a toxic cellular etiology, with 98% Thyroid problems and 97% of autoimmune diseases having a toxic cause,created almost entirely by poor diet and nutrition. In a recent study, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) examined the umbilical cord blood of newborns and found:

  • the average newborn began life exposed to as many as 287 of the 413 toxic chemicals in the study

  • 180 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer - which accounts for the tremendous rise in childhood cancer over the last 70 years

  • Cancer rates in children have risen 67.1% since 1950 - According to the Columbia University, School of Public Health: “95% of cancer is caused by diet and toxins in the home environment.”

  • The most common source of these toxins include:

This understanding has led to this new approach in medicine. Prevent disease by mitigating the toxic load in the body, and/or reverse disease by detoxifying the body. This all begins in the gut by addressing a person’s dietary intake which is the greatest determinant of one’s health or lack thereof.

The connections between gut health and various aspects of physical and mental health are profound to say the least.

It's unfortunate, but most of us each carry with us such a woefully inadequate understanding of this avatar (human body) we temporarily animate for this brief lapse of time called a lifetime. How to build it, care for it, and sustain it in a state of optimal health is something that remains elusive for most.

So then, what is this human body we reside in and temporarily animate? I would start by saying, it’s not exactly what you may think and is vastly more complex than most ever bother to even contemplate. Before I delve into the nutritional needs of the body, I really need to reframe most people’s concept of their body. Let me explain . . .

Just as a planet is a vast ecosystem teeming with countless lifeforms in a vast universe, the human body is a universe unto itself, an intricate ecosystem, made of roughly 3 - 4 trillion cells, constituting a large part of its mass. But that’s just the beginning. The rest of the body’s mass comes from an insurmountable array of microorganisms numbering in the tens of trillions (now estimated somewhere between 30 - 80 trillion microbes - 10x -20x the number of our cells) that inhabit the human body and together work synergistically with our cells to perform a multitude of vital functions necessary for our survival, to the extent we cannot survive without them. In other words, these are functions performed by the microbiota that the human cannot perform, and yet are so vital that we cannot live without these functions being performed.

A remarkable fact: Every cell in the human body contains mitochondria, which is the cellular organelle, that supplies/creates the energy every cell in the human body requires to carry out cellular functions.

Mitochondria - Powerhouse of Cells

Here’s what’s remarkable. Their DNA is completely distinct from our human DNA. Why? Because mitochondria are stowaways, hiding in the human body, and are not actually a human cellular component. They are a wonder of evolutionary design that have adapted to create a symbiotic (mutually beneficial relationship) with us. Mitochondria are actually modified bacteria that preferred to set up house in our cells instead of the harsh external environment outside the human body.

So, every cell in your body is powered by modified bacteria, that through remarkable evolutionary processes and adaptations, exist in tandem with your cells, contributing to cellular physiological processes that your cells cannot perform independent of them and would be impossible to live without. Imagine that.

Your entire existence is provided by something that’s not even remotely, uniquely human in nature. It’s nature within you working in conjunction with the most primal, basic functions and structures of your body, the cells, to provide your very existence in this body for you. Our entire lives are powered by something NOT US!

And here you thought you were special and separate from the very nature you are woven together from.

Our body is not a unit that exists as something separate from everything external surrounding it, but rather is something constructed of everything surrounding it, just as a planet is made from a collection of the elemental debris of a burnt-out star that preceded it. Everything in existence is an extension of and an amalgamation (collection) of a pre-existing substrate. Our bodies, just like the entire universe itself, is in a perpetual state of change and transformation, with everything in existence being permanently impermanent. An esoteric concept that could be pondered and expounded upon but, I digress.

The human body is an extension of the very nature that surrounds us and for all of its complexity, is made of only 21 elements and trace minerals (out of the 148 known elements), all of which come from the earth. We’re not living on the Earth; we ARE the living Earth.

For the sake of understanding nutritional needs of the body, a simpler way to conceptualize the human body is to think of it as being made of only 3 things: the air we breathe (the atmosphere), the water we drink (the ocean), and the food we eat (which is essentially the soil) unless you’re consuming processed food-like products. In that event, your body is struggling to build a human out of synthetic, inorganic (non-life) manmade chemicals that the body not only cannot utilize, but cannot process or metabolize (properly digest) and therefore stores as fat. If you’re overweight, this is a clear indication, your liver is already in trouble and struggling to detox the body.

Though questioning what we stick our mouths has become almost passé, or evenb seen as snobbish, these are NOT benign chemicals to introduce to the body. They’re toxic to every aspect of your biology as they are incongruent with the natural cellular functions of the body. Again, their consumption is now well documented, as being the leading cause in the development of 8 sub-cellular conditions that constitute 9 of the top 10 fatal chronic diseases modern humans die of today, and were virtually non-existent only 80 years ago. In short, they’re slow acting poisons to the body.

As mentioned above, recent estimates suggest that the human body consists of about 30 trillion human cells. That pales in contrast to the number of microorganisms residing within us, primarily in the gut, but also on the skin, in the mouth, and other areas, with estimates ranging around 38 - 45 trillion microorganisms - with some estimates as high as 100 trillion. This vast community of bacteria, viruses (exosomes), fungi, and other microbes is collectively known as the human microbiome.

Everything in Nature exists in a delicate balance that science refers to homeostasis. Predators and the preyed upon species, all create a system of energy exchange that is flawless in its design, as it’s always balanced. As humans have disrupted this balance by destroying entire ecosystems with agricultural runoff, deforestation, toxic groundwater, air pollution and more. We have pushed countless species to extinction and thus, have disrupted the delicate balance in the web of life we participate in. As a result, the planet goes further and further into decline as this balance continues to be disrupted. As without, so within. As the planet becomes ever more toxic, so do we.

Just as we’ve disrupted this balance on the planet, our negligence is now showing up in our health. Our human body is no exception to the laws of nature. Our bodies too, strive for homeostasis/balance. The foods we eat, pharmaceuticals we take, antibiotics administered (that are also ingested in meat, poultry, and dairy products, especially milk – wreaking havoc on our microbiome by killing “good microbes” in our gut), and exposure to chemicals both ingested, inhaled, and applied topically. All disrupt this balance, predisposing our bodies to countless diseases as homeostasis/balance is lost. It’s crucial to our health that we mitigate and manage these assaults to our system if we hope to live a long, healthy, disease-free lives.

Virtually every aspect of being human, both physically and emotionally, is not only influenced by, but almost entirely determined by the microbes in your system you’ve never even considered. Keep them happy and believe me, you’ll be happy.


The Gut-Physical Health Connection

As we alluded to above, in the analogy of the body being similar to a planet home to countless species, if the body is tantamount to a planetary ecosystem, the human gut is a vast rainforest, home to tens of trillions of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, and fungi, that form a complex ecosystem known as the gut microbiota. Our gut microbiota has up to 10,000 different species of microbes that collectively constitute 3.3 million genes, as compared to the 23,000 genes in the human genome. In recent years, we’ve begun to unravel the immense impact our microbiota has on our health in every aspect of the word. Maintaining this diversity is absolutely key in maintaining our physical, and yes, even our psychological well-being, as this gut microbiome regulates hormones, electrolytes, blood constitution, and more.

Maintaining the integrity and diversity of this microbial community is absolutely essential for proper genetic expression, nutrient absorption, immune system regulation, respiratory and cardiovascular health, weight control, cognitive function, and the synthesis of vital compounds like vitamins, proteins, hormones, and neurotransmitters that the human body does not make on its own. When kept intact, our gut microbiota consumes 25 - 30% of all the calories we consume. Depleting this community through the daily ingestion of antibiotics found in milk, meats, and fish, as well as processed food products, and you’re heading for weight gain, poor nutrition, hormone imbalance, mineral and vitamin deficiencies, and an array of other problems.

The consumption of processed food, not only destroys the diversity of this microbial rainforest, it creates an erosion of the intestinal wall that leads to a condition called “leaky gut” syndrome, a condition that research estimates over 70% of people have. We’ll explore this in depth in the next section.

Disturbances in the gut microbiota composition, known as dysbiosis (out of balance), have been linked to numerous physical health issues, including:

  1. Immune System Disorders: The gut microbiome plays a critical role in educating and regulating the immune system. Dysbiosis (an umbrella term for a number of metabolic disorders elaborated on in the next few sections) can trigger inflammatory responses, leading to autoimmune diseases and increased susceptibility to infections.

  2. Metabolic Disorders and Chronic Disease: 88% (9 out of every 10) of Americans currently have metabolic syndrome, with only 7% of Americans being consider metabolically healthy. Sadly, a large number of people are asymptomatic so they believe they’re healthy. Their health is deteriorating at an accelerated rate every year because of the cumulative impact of poor dietary choices that will eventually reach critical mass and hit a tipping point. By then, it’s often too late to reverse. Research has shown an inseparable connection between gut health and metabolic diseases such as obesity, cancers, vascular/heart disease, type 2 diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and more. So, even though most may not have any aberrant or blatantly obvious symptoms, the gun is being loaded.

    The genetic diversity found in the gut microbiota allows for digestion of compounds via metabolic pathways not coded for in mammalian (human) genomes (DNA), greatly expanding the ability of human to sift and absorb nutrients and energy from food, affecting energy balance, glucose metabolism, fat storage and overall health. Layman’s terms? We’re not genetically programmed to eat most of the foods we eat and build a healthy human body from. The bacteria in our gut (the microbiome) does it for us, vastly expanding the foods we are capable of eating. Isn’t that nice of them?

  3. Cardiovascular Health: Emerging evidence suggests that gut microbiota can dramatically influence blood pressure and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Some bacteria in the gut can produce substances that, when absorbed into the bloodstream, positively or negatively impact heart health. We refer to this a “food sensing.”

 

Gut Health and Mental/Emotional Balance

Yes, even your emotional state of mind is largely influence by diet. The gut-brain axis represents the bidirectional communication network between the gut and the brain, involving neural, hormonal, and immunological pathways. This connection explains why our digestive system is often referred to as our "second brain." The chemical balance or lack thereof has profound implications on brain function. Poor diet can create hormone and other chemical imbalances in the brain that can create a whole cascade of problems:

  • Mood and Cognitive Functions: Serotonin, a neurotransmitter critical for mood regulation, and deep sleep, is predominantly produced by the microbiota in the gut. Dysbiosis and inflammation in the gut can affect serotonin levels, potentially leading to mood disorders such as depression and anxiety and sleep disorders with serotonin being a precursor to the secretion of melatonin that not only induces sleep but allows us to achieve deep, restorative, and regenerative sleep.

  • Stress Response: The gut microbiota influences the body's stress response. Experimental studies have shown that certain probiotics (beneficial bacteria) can reduce stress-induced changes in the gut microbiota, suggesting a potential role in stress management.

  • Cognitive Health: There's growing evidence linking gut health to cognitive functions and neurodegenerative diseases. For example, certain gut bacteria can produce neuroactive substances that impact brain health, potentially influencing the risk of conditions like Alzheimer's disease and dementia.




Leaky Gut Syndrome - Where Almost All Problems Begin

So, earlier I said I’d explain why it’s preferable to have a ‘sealed gut.’  In recent years, science has uncovered that the consumption of processed foods is extremely detrimental to one’s health. This is because process foods are only made of four ingredients, all of which are pro-oxidative – through advanced lipid oxidation end products, pro inflammatory (leading to chronic disease and auto-immune disease), and completely devoid of nutrition (completely empty calories). And yet, the Standard American Diet consists of roughly 63% processed (fake) foods products.

Leaky gut syndrome, also known as increased intestinal permeability, is a condition where the lining of the small intestine becomes damaged and erodes, allowing partially digested or even undigested food particles, toxic waste products, and bacteria to "leak" through the intestines wall into parts of the body where food should never be found. This floods the bloodstream with food particles seen by the immune system as foreign, which they are. The presence of these substances in the blood can trigger an autoimmune response in the body, (where the body attacks itself) leading to subsequent negative health effects. There is considerable evidence that increased intestinal permeability is directly linked to several chronic diseases.




Detrimental Effects of Leaky gut on the Human Body

The detrimental health effects of leaky gut syndrome include:

  1. Inflammation and Immune Response: The most immediate effect of leaky gut is chronic low-grade inflammation due to the body's immune response to toxins and changes in gut bacterial diversity, creating dysbiosis - pathogenic (disease-causing) alterations in the distribution and quantity of certain microbial species. To make matters worse, food particles in the bloodstream lead to a variety of diseases and conditions taxing the immune system. This can lead to immune system fatigue as the immune system is now involved in digesting food that leaves the otherwise sealed environment of the small intestine. Taxed by the energy expenditure on the immune system, this leads to the development of a heightened predisposition to debilitating diseases, as the immune system no longer has the energy requirements necessary to fight off or prevent these diseases.

    Dysbiosis can also refer to irregular location of gut flora, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, and even broader implications than just bacteria - including yeast/fungi and parasites that can occur in the mouth, vaginal tract, urinary tract, lungs, and sinuses.

    With respect to the GI Tract, symptoms can include bloating, gas, cramps, food sensitivities, and aches and pains, suggesting a direct impact on the digestive system's function.

  2. Nutritional Deficiencies: This increased permeability (leaking) of the small intestine can lead to malabsorption of vitamins and minerals, creating nutritional deficiencies that can affect various bodily functions and overall health.

  3. Autoimmune Diseases: Over time, the constant immune response may lead the body to start attacking its own tissues, contributing to the development of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancers.

  4. Mood Disorders: There's a growing body of evidence supporting the gut-brain axis theory, suggesting that gut health can impact mental health. Conditions like depression and anxiety may be linked to gut permeability as the inability to absorb vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients, leads to an imbalance in hormones and other crucial physiological processes that regulate our emotions.

  5. Fatigue: Increased intestinal permeability, can lead to chronic fatigue by allowing toxins and undigested food particles to enter the bloodstream. This triggers systemic inflammation and an immune response, which can disrupt the body's natural energy production and regulation, resulting in persistent tiredness and lowered vitality.



Correcting Leaky Gut Syndrome & Getting Back To Health

Correcting leaky gut syndrome involves lifestyle and dietary changes, aiming to reduce inflammation and heal the intestinal lining. Here are some strategies that might help:

  1. Avoid Gluten, Wheat, Wheat-based products, and Wheat Germ: Gluten, especially in wheat products and products containing wheat-germ, have been found to erode the lining of the intestine and can trigger an immune response that increases intestinal permeability. This increased permeability allows partially digested food proteins and other gut contents to escape into the bloodstream, which can cause systemic inflammation and other health issues.

  2. Avoid Lectins: Lectins, which are a type of protein found in many plants, including nightshades such as tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and peppers, have adverse health effects, particularly when they are consumed in large quantities or in an uncooked form. Nightshade vegetables contain lectins primarily in their seeds and skins, and these lectins can resist digestion in the human gut.

    The concerns about the health effects of lectins stem from their ability to bind to the cells lining the gastrointestinal tract interfering with the absorption of nutrients, creates inflammation, cause mineral deficiencies, and autoimmune reactions.

  3. Avoid the use of Antibiotics: Antibiotics pose the MOST significant and well-documented alteration to the balance of the gut microbiota and there are so many Holistic/Functional Medicine and Naturopathic alternatives to antibiotics.

    Even one 10-day course of antibiotic use has negative impacts on the gut microbiome for up to 16 months after discontinuing its use. These include: the overgrowth of pathogenic species like C. diff, increased susceptibility to transient intestinal parasites (food poisoning), intestinal inflammation, malabsorption and malnourishment.

    Add to this the antibiotics found in milk, beef, chicken, turkey, and farm raised fish and your gut microbiome is left in shambles. The average American has an immune system that’s decimated from this constant assault on the gut biome, the maintenance of which is paramount in maintaining optimal health.

  4. Dietary Changes: A primary focus should be placed on increasing the intake of fiber and fermented foods and eliminating foods and ingredients that can damage the gut lining or trigger an immune response, such as: lectins (I encourage reading Dr. Gundry’s book “THE PLANT PARADOX), gluten, wheat germ, whole wheat grain, dairy, meats loaded with antibiotics (that create imbalance in the gut microbiota by killing off our “good” bacteria) such as beef, chicken, turkey, and especially lunch meats that are all loaded with nitrates and nitrites, processed foods, artificial sweeteners, natural and artificial flavors, artificial colors, and “added” sugars.

    Instead, emphasize whole, nutrient-dense foods, again, particularly those rich in fiber such as broccoli and brussel sprouts, for example. Consuming a wide variety of plant-based foods can enrich gut microbiota diversity, which is associated with better health. Fiber-rich foods, such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, and gluten free whole grains, are particularly beneficial as they serve as prebiotics (microbial food), feeding beneficial gut bacteria.

  5. Probiotic Gut-Healing Foods and Supplements: Incorporate foods that support gut health, including bone broth (couple times a week - loaded with vitamins, minerals, and gut healing properties), fermented foods (like unsweetened yogurt, sauerkraut, kimchi, and kefir), and high-fiber foods (vegetables, legumes, and gluten free whole grains) which can help seal the gut and maintain a healthy balance of gut bacteria. Prebiotic and Probiotic supplements can also be beneficial, especially after antibiotic use or for certain health conditions.

  6. Introduce Dietary Sources of Prebiotics:  To harness the benefits of prebiotics (gut microbiome food), incorporating a variety of prebiotic-rich foods into the diet is recommended. Some excellent sources of prebiotics include garlic, onions, leeks, asparagus, bananas, barley, oats, apples, and flaxseeds. Incorporating these foods into daily meals can help maintain a healthy and diverse gut microbiome, contributing to overall health and well-being. Prebiotics are a vital component of a gut-friendly diet, offering a multitude of health benefits by fostering a healthy microbiome. Through their role in supporting beneficial gut bacteria, enhancing gut barrier function, and producing health-promoting metabolites, prebiotics are essential for maintaining physical and mental health.

  7. Supplements: Certain supplements, such as probiotics, Bone Broth, Glycine, L-glutamine, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Protein (including collagen), Curcumin, Butyrate, Omega-3 fatty acids, and zinc, may help heal the gut lining and support overall gut health.

  8. Reduce Stress: Chronic stress can exacerbate leaky gut by influencing gut motility and permeability. Techniques such as meditation, yoga, and deep breathing exercises can help manage stress levels.

  9. Avoid Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs): Regular use of NSAIDs can damage the intestinal lining and should be minimized.

  10. Moderate Alcohol Consumption: Excessive alcohol consumption can increase intestinal permeability and should be limited.

  11. Lifestyle Factors: Regular physical activity, stress management, avoiding unnecessary antibiotics found in milk and dairy products, meats, poultry, and farm-raised fish, can also support gut health.

  12. Get Out In Nature: A recent study has revealed Americans spend 2% - 8% of their entire life outside. As someone who loves the outdoors, routinely hiking, backpacking, and camping, that’s a hard stat to hear. And speaking personally, It’s remained a mystery to me why people don’t crave being in nature. Every time I go I feel a peace pour over me, and I feel expansive. I feel connected to everything else instead of separate from it.

    One of the benefits of being outside is Vitamin D production. Your body cannot produce Vitamin D without sun exposure which is why most Americans are Vitamin D deficient, compromising their immune system.

    Spending time outdoors put the brain into a state of what Professor Michael Easter, describes as “soft fascination” mode - “a mindfulness-like state that restores and builds the resources you need to think, create, process information, and execute tasks. It’s mindfulness, without the meditation.” This soft fascination mode has been shown to have meditative like effects on the brain, reducing stress and anxiety, increase cognitive function, boost memory, and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

  13. Get Enough Sleep: Adequate sleep is crucial for gut health, as it helps regulate stress and repair the body. To learn more about the importance of sleep on your health read the article: The Importance Of A Good Night’s Rest: Understanding The Stages Of Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, And Their Impact On Your Health


Ultimately, we’re either building a body from the elements in nature we’re made of, or we’re unconsciously making choices to attempt building a body from processed food conglomerate chemicals the body cannot metabolize or digest. The choice is yours.

It's important for individuals to consult with a healthcare professional before making significant changes to their diet or lifestyle, especially if they have existing health conditions. A healthcare provider can offer personalized advice and ensure that any underlying conditions contributing to symptoms are properly addressed.

Conclusion

The connection between gut health and overall physical and mental well-being is undeniable. By understanding the latest findings in this field and implementing gut-friendly lifestyle choices, individuals can significantly enhance their physical and mental health. As research continues to uncover the complexities of the gut-brain axis, the adage "you are what you eat" has never been more pertinent, highlighting the gut's central role in building a healthy human.

 

Hope this helps you in your Journey of Discovery and you move towards optimal health.



I would love to hear from you and hear your thoughts or questions regarding your current strategies to achieve optimal health for yourself and what dietary choices seem to work for you. Do you feel you need help? Do you feel you are on top of it? Let me know in the comment section below. I look forward to hearing from you.





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