What Is Gut Health? Here's A Complete Guide To Having The Healthiest Digestion Of Your Life William Cole, D.C., IFMCP By William Cole, D.C., IFMCP Functional Medicine Practitione ( courtecy;- mind body green )
What Is Gut Health? Here's A Complete Guide To Having The Healthiest Digestion Of Your Life
October 26, 2018 — 9:25 AM
We all have some yeast in our microbiome, including the fungi Candida albicans. A problem happens when this yeast becomes overgrown causing low-grade inflammation and stress on the immune system. Candida overgrowth can contribute to additional health problems in those with autoimmune conditions or already weakened immune systems.
I cannot stress the importance of having a healthy gut more; as I said earlier, research is showing us just how much these various gut problems can affect your health. In fact, studies have linked poor gut health to a multitude of conditions, including:
What leads to poor gut health?
As I mentioned earlier, gut health is connected in one way or another to almost every aspect of your health. Here are some of the common lifestyle and medical factors that lead to poor gut health:
1. Diet
The hard truth about diet is this: Food can either fuel health or it can fuel disease. If it fuels disease, it most likely does this by damaging a once healthy gut. Processed and sugary foods are the most obvious culprits, but underlying food sensitivities to even so-called healthy foods can lead to inflammation that can damage your gut. Even gluten-free grains contain amylose sugars that contribute to inflammation. This just goes to show the immense power of the foods you put on your plate.
2. Medications
Most medications have side effects, and many people continue to take them without educating themselves on the possible side effects—one of them being compromised gut permeability. And while many antibiotics can be lifesaving, frequent use and overuse of these drugs kill the bacteria in your gut regardless of whether they are actually harmful or not. This can allow for pathogenic bacteria to take over, especially if you are not making efforts to restore the balance through probiotic supplements or fermented foods.
Even certain over-the-counter medications such as NSAIDs like ibuprofen can affect your gut health. These drugs work to relieve pain by blocking the enzyme cyclo-oxygenase, which also inhibits it from doing its important job of protecting your stomach from the corrosive effects of its acid, causing an increase in intestinal inflammation and permeability. This permeability can trigger an autoimmune response, and research estimates that 65 percent of people who consistently use NSAIDs have intestinal inflammation and 30 percent have ulcers.
3. Stress
High levels of your primary stress hormone cortisol and decreased oxygen to your gut are two ways that chronic stress can play a role in damaging your gut.
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