How healthy is YOUR gut?
Our digestive system and gut microbiome are where our wellbeing starts. It is the community of bacteria and other microorganisms that break down our food into the nutrition that powers our cells and fuels our body. It helps manage inflammation and is important in building our immune system. Food intolerances, digestive pain, bloating, brain fog and low energy are all signs of an unhealthy gut and an indication to reevaluate your nutrition and supplement support.
good health starts with a healthy gut
Our science-based gut super powder is a blend of marine collagen and carefully selected herbs and superfoods to support optimal gut health and provide relief from common digestive symptoms such as bloating, IBS and constipation.
The Gut Fix contains a synergistic blend of slippery elm, marshmallow, licorice and aloe vera to soothe and support your digestive lining. Marine collagen and l-glutamine are included to help restore the integrity of tight epithelial cell junctions (leaky gut). Ginger, peppermint, pineapple and probiotics provide relief from the discomfort of inflammation, digestive cramps & bloating, and support the breakdown of food.
The Gut Fix is an all natural product formulated for daily consumption as a standalone product or to supercharge the benefits of a 3 or 5 day juice cleanse.
BUY NOWYour Naturopath will usually begin by addressing gut health before any other concern - it’s that important! Why? Your digestive system is where you interact with the rest of the world, meaning that the gut is where a lot of our wellbeing starts. It’s where we: ● fuel the body ● feed the good bugs that create our mood balancing hormones ● nurture immune stability ● let sh!t go that no longer serves us
When it comes to the gut microbiome it’s safe to say we are quite literally what we eat. Good (real) foods in bright antioxidant rich colours will fuel good bugs, while a diet lacking diversity and whole foods does the opposite.
Health & Beauty from Within: The Effects of Marine Collagen & I Glutamine Powder: Our science based gut super powder includes key ingredients known to benefit your digestion. Glutamine has been proven to: ● Positively impact gut mucosal integrity; ● Support the digestive microbiome and; ● Assist in the modulation of inflammation. Collagen has been proven to improve digestive symptoms including bloating in a recent study too - in fact 95% of participants reported experiencing benefits. This may be due to collagen’s role in helping to heal tight junctions in a struggling digestive tract.
Hair, Skin and Nails: Collagen is a major structural protein in connective tissue, however it declines as we age. Supplementing is a good way of replenishing this to promote healthy hair, skin and nails!
Immune Function The majority of your immune system is based in the gut, meaning gut health and immunity go hand in hand. This relationship goes deeper still. Did you know: Glutamine - a common digestive support supplement - is utilised at a very high rate by your immune cells too? In fact, the function of immune cells, quite literally meaning how well they do their job, is directly connected to how available glutamine is to the immune system. This means that your GSJ gut super powder does double time by: ● Minimising digestive upset and; ● support healthy immune response
Hormonal Support Your gut microbiome is the largest ecosystem in the human body - but did you know that these cells play a role in your hormonal balance too? Research has found that the feeling is mutual in several ways: ● gut microbes produce hormones, such as dopamine ● The ability of your digestive system to break down hormones, can impact the balance in you body, and; ● different bacterial cells thrive under various hormonal conditions. This means the relationship between gut health and hormones is symbiotic. ie working towards health in one of these areas will automatically benefit the other.
Reduce Stress Digestive health can impact how well we respond to stress and vice versa. This happens in a few ways: ● Happy neurotransmitters like dopamine are made in the gut - so how we feel can be directly linked to gut health. ● Cortisol - our long term stress hormone, can actually change how the gut functions. From food transit time, to intestinal permeability AKA leaky gut) and even how well we absorb nutrients. ● If your gut is irritated or inflamed, more cortisol may be produced to help dampen that inflammation ● Chronic stress impacts how well the bacteria in your microbiome survive, having been proven to reduce their ability to adhere to the digestive lining. Including proven gut healing nutrients like Glutamine and collagen in the diet is a great way to better support the body during times of stress as well as limit the damage long term stress can create.
Cleanse and Restore As a major part of your detox system, a key function of your gut is to cleanse. Ensuring we are cleansing well through the gut can help ensure the benefits flow on to other areas of wellbeing - especially to other detox organs such as your skin! A healthy gut directly and indirectly connects to how healthy your other detox organs (such as the skin, liver, kidneys, lungs and lymph) operate. When we don’t detox properly we can feel dehydrated, with fine lines, sallow skin, hormonal acne and discolouration. Conversely, healthy detox pathways support healthy glowing skin, bright eyes and graceful ageing.
Wound Healing & Anti-aging: Collagen doesn’t just support gut healing - it helps with wound healing throughout the body. This is because it attracts fibroblasts and encourages the body to form more of its own collagen, supporting healing in general as well as anti ageing..