7 Gut Disruptors
- Antibiotics/medications
- Pesticides
- Processed foods
- Stress and anxiety
- Environmental toxins
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Lack of sleep/poor sleep
Bad bacteria can prevent…
- Digestion of food completely and proper absorption
- Production of essential nutrients (vitamins B and K)
- Production of short-chain fatty acids to regulate immune cell function
- Creation of anti-inflammatory compounds
- Protection against pathogens
- Strong gut barrier
How to combat gut imbalance
- Eat a healthy diet
- – Drop the sugary, fatty, processed foods and choose fresh, whole, and natural!
- Exercise regularly
- – Physical activity increases probiotic populations which improves microbiome health.
- Find food sensitivities
- – Come in for a functional medicine appointment and we can help order tests to find food sensitivities!
Do you have nutrition questions?
Contact Claire, our Functional Medicine Practitioner!
💻www.mitchellholistichealth.com
📲(608) 313-5252