How's Your Gut Health?

When digestion, absorption, utilisation, barrier integrity, elimination and microbiome health are compromised, a number of consequences can be experienced, such as low energy levels, poor concentration, poor memory, intolerances, allergies, bad breath, diarrhoea, constipation, bloating, flatulence, reflux, burping, or conditions like IBS, ulcers and Celiac Disease.

The gut is referred to as the body's “second brain”, because of its intelligent co-dependent network housing nutrients, gut flora, immune cells, hormones and neurotransmitters. It is where up to 95% of the 'happiness' hormone, serotonin, is produced. Together this orchestra plays essential independent and codependent roles in the functioning of key physiological processes; helping to regulate appetite, mood, behaviour, memory, learning, body temperature, cardiovascular function and muscle activity.

Maintaining gut function health is critical to overall wellbeing.