How I healed my gut

Years ago I struggled with gut health. I constantly felt like my gut was “off” in some way.

Sometimes I was irregular, sometimes I was too regular, sometimes I felt like my body wasn’t absorbing any nutrients and other times I felt like it was holding on to everything!

I worked with many professionals in the space to help heal my gut. After a year of dedication, I finally felt like I was in a great space!

I know I am not the only one that has struggled with gut health. It’s among one of the largest topics on the internet. #GutMania is trending all over social media & people share all of their gut health findings!

I wanted to share my simple tips, tricks and what worked for me!

*As a disclaimer, I am not a medical professional, so please speak with a professional to figure out what’s right for you!

 
 

Seed Probiotics

  • Seed’s DS-01® Daily Synbiotic is a probiotic and prebiotic in 1 non-refrigerated tablet.

  • It is formulated with strains that support digestive health that help easy regularity and bloating.

  • It also helps reinforce healthy stool and ease of evacuation in the gut.

  • It helps immune function, cardiovascular health and even dermatological health!

  • It’s truly the first step to making sure the gut has good bacteria.

  • How to take it: Take it on an empty stomach first thing in the morning with water 30 minutes before you consume anything else.

  • How long it takes to work: I personally saw benefits within 3 days of taking it. I have been taking it for over 10 months now!

  • Purchase here (Code: JAZZ for a 25% off discount)



L-Glutamine

  • This powder helps strengthen the lining of your gut.

  • Often times, when we have a leaky gut, which just means the food you eat leaks through the gut and into the bloodstream.

  • This can lead to gastrointestinal issues!

  • This L-Glutamine helps repair that tissue and support the gut lining.

  • How to take it: I just took 1 scoop with a glass of water every morning on an empty stomach before taking anything else. It doesn’t taste like anything & it’s great for improving the gut lining!

  • How long does it take to work: I took this for 6 months.

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Bone Broth

  • Bone broth is essential for healing the gut & helps repair the gut lining.

  • It helps improve the gut barrier and can improve digestive systems too!

  • It has an anti-inflammatory effect on the body as it helps to positively impact the gut walls.

  • How to take it: Just heat it up and enjoy it like a mug of tea any time of day. Alternatively, you can make rice or soups with it for all of the same benefits! Just make sure you are using a really high quality broth.

  • Try it with my easy quinoa recipe!

  • Fun fact: Bone broth is also a great way to boost the immune system. I love adding a bit of ginger, lemon juice and orange juice to my bone broth for an epic immune boosting concoction.

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Collagen Peptides

  • Collagen is one of the most important nutrients in the human body.

  • Collagen not only helps with improving our gut lining but it is also essential in improving the integrity of blood vessels, improving joint health and helps with muscle growth.

  • It helps break down proteins and seals and heals the leaky gut.

  • It can also help absorption of water within the intestines!

  • How to take it: I love adding a scoop into my smoothies, morning lattes or even oatmeal and pancakes. It doesn’t have a taste and it has about 18g of protein!

  • How long does it take to work: Stay consistent with it, take it every day & you will see the benefits!

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Tongue Scraping

  • Tongue scraping is simply the act of scraping down the tongue 5-10 times in the morning first thing to remove any toxins that may have come up through the body overnight.

  • Instead of swallowing those toxins, you want to remove them first thing.

  • This helps clean the tongue, and since the tongue is related to various organs in the body, it helps activate those organs too!

  • How to do it: Just scrape every single morning before water or brushing teeth! It’s such a simple task that will elevate dental and gut health.

  • How long does it take to work: instantly! You’ll be thinking, “how the heck did I never scrape my tongue?”

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Sleep

  • Getting good sleep can help the gut in so many different ways.

  • Aim for going to bed at the same time every night, and your body will then wake up approximately at the same time each morning with efficient rest.

  • Prioritize your sleep! It’s the best thing you can do for your gut & overall health.

Control your stress

  • Actively try to lower your stress.

  • What does this mean & how? It’s different for everyone. There’s no secret sauce for this.

  • For me, I like to limit distractions and spend time in nature.

  • I love morning meditation in the direct sunlight, I love reading, journaling and having a work life balance.

  • For others, it could mean taking a bath, going out to dinner, yoga, stretching, singing, dancing. Just anything that helps release feelings of anxiety.

  • Just know that this could tick a lot of people off, when you start putting yourself first. But it’s the best thing you can do for yourself when it comes to healing.

Limit HIIT

  • What does this mean? High intensity interval training was all the craze a while back, think Orange Theory, Spinning, Sprinting etc.

  • There’s nothing wrong with these workouts sometimes, but if you’re trying to heal your gut, it’s beneficial to limit those workouts and just focus on low intensity training.

  • So this is things like pilates, yoga, walking, light weight lifting, barre…

  • There are a ton of great workouts that still give you an incredible sweat and muscle tone, just without the crazy elevation of stress that HIIT workouts give.

Eat real food

  • What does that mean? Focus on nourishing your body with real food.

  • I paid a lot of money for a gut health specialist to tell me to limit anti-inflammatory foods.. this is the highly processed pre-packaged foods.

  • They said to focus on real fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood and healthy grains.

  • They also mentioned that each individual is different and some could be triggered by dairy or gluten.

  • So that’s up to you to experiment with those foods.

  • Don’t be afraid of the dairy or gluten, but just me mindful of what happens when you consume it.

  • For me, my body is great with both, I just opt for high quality, pasture raised dairy and high quality, organic gluten.

Questions?

Drop any of your best gut health tips below! I would love to hear what has worked for you!

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