The digestive organs are the hub of the body. They’re where the body absorbs life-giving nutrients, creates brain chemicals, transfers wastes into the bowel from the bloodstream, and rids the body of toxins and old hormones.
The gut is the seat of all health and when you address digestive issues, many other secondary complaints disappear.
If you suffer from any of these symptoms and conditions, you need to take the steps toward healing your gut.
- Bloating
- Nausea
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea
- Reflux
- Indigestion
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Gastritis
- Ulcers
- Food intolerances
- Have had a history of chronic antibiotic use
- Gastrointestinal infection
How to Heal Your Digestive Tract
Step One: Reduce inflammation
This is a crucial first step. Inflammation can impair the body's ability to repair and regenerate damaged tissues, including the lining of the digestive tract. By reducing inflammation, you create a more favorable environment for healing to occur.
Inflammation can also disrupt the balance of bacteria in the gut microbiota, which plays a crucial role in digestive health, oestrogen metabolism, and immune function.
By reducing inflammation before reintroducing probiotics, you create a more hospitable environment for beneficial bacteria to thrive and exert their beneficial effects. Ginger, turmeric, and aloe vera are really helpful here.
We recommend Happy Turmeric and an anti-inflammatory diet. Skip processed grains, sugar, additives, preservatives, alcohol and caffeine.
Step Two: Heal your intestines
Once inflammation levels are under control through diet and the right supplementation, you can begin to heal the digestive lining. This can be done with aloe vera, glutamine, slippery elm, and the non-pathogenic yeast Saccharomyces Boullardi – all of which are in our Digestive Supplement formula.
Food as medicine is equally important. Consider mucilaginous fibre like that found in cooked oats, soaked chia seeds, and flaxseed. They are soothing to the intestinal lining, thereby supporting gut barrier function. Bye bye leaky gut.
We recommend Happy Digestion and deep restorative sleep!
Step Three: Flourish with good bugs
If you haven’t already been doing this, it’s time to include probiotic-rich foods and drinks. Ferments inoculate the gut with good bacteria and restore harmony to your microbiome – the community of bugs that reside in your gastrointestinal tract. You can make a coconut water kefir using Happy Greens with this recipe.
We recommend Happy Turmeric or if you suffer from acid reflux, then Happy Greens.
Step Four: Feed your microbiome
Now you can begin to inoculate your digestive system with prebiotic foods like garlic, onions, leeks, asparagus, Jerusalem artichokes, chicory root, bananas (particularly green or under ripe), apples, flaxseeds, chia, seaweed, whole grains, legumes (beans, lentils, chickpeas) and berries.
These foods will feed the probiotics that should also be included now. We also recommend Happy Collagen.
Heal Your Gut with Happy Healthy You
Healing your gut is a process and will take time – sometimes months and months if you’ve been suffering from digestive issues long-term.
The naturopaths in our online clinic are there to offer you personalised guidance and dietary advice specific to your needs. Connect with them through our Online Clinic and stop the suffering.
