Gut Health
Research shows that boosting the health of our gut is one of the most effective ways to enhance our overall health and wellbeing.
But first, what exactly is gut health? Gut health relates to the workings of your entire gastrointestinal tract (from your mouth through to your anus). This involves digestion and absorption of nutrients, 70% of your immune cells, 90% of serotonin production, and many other functions that happen without us realising.
But it doesn't end there. Recent discoveries have shown that there is a community of trillions of bacteria living in our gut. This has allowed us to uncover a whole new way to manage gut related conditions, our immune function and to improve overall health and happiness. Can you believe that we have more bacteria living in our gut than we do cells in our body? This community of bacteria - known as the gut microbiota - is thought to impact many conditions external to the gut, including depression and Type 2 diabetes.
Whether it's an occasional inconvenience or debilitating daily occurrence, no one should accept or normalise these abnormalities. Unfortunately, many do - in fact, as many as 30% of people worldwide report living with gut symptoms that impact their quality of life. Whether you are struggling with gut symptoms or just want to optimise your gut health, get in touch to find out how I can help you achieve your goals using the latest research and an evidenced-based approach.
My approach with every client is personalised and based on the functional medicine principles that look at the body holistically, investigating each system in the body to address the imbalances contributing to your health concerns. Contact me to arrange a 15 minute phone call to discuss further.