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Gut Flora And The Key To Gut Health

What if I told you that your overall health hinges on the quality of your gut health? Would that change how you eat? Would that change your outlook on your current condition? When I talk about gut health, I’m referring to all of your digestive organs, stomach, intestines, colon, etc. The gut is often referred to in the medical realm as your second brain because it literally dictates how everything else in the body functions. Aside from the gut, another important thing that needs to be talked about is gut bacteria which is responsible for maintaining the environment in your gut. Let’s dive into gut flora and the key to gut health.

Gut Flora & The Microbiome

Your gut microbiome or gut microbiota contains tens of trillions of microorganisims, including at least 1000 different species of known bacteria with more than 3 millions genes. These bacteria live in your intestinal tract and maintain the environment by helping digestion, cleaning out your intestinal tract, and fighting diseases.

Good Bacteria Vs Bad Bacteria

Not all gut bacteria is beneficial to us and this is what we have to watch out for. Bad bacteria can grow to the point where they wreak havoc on your gut when your diet consists of foods that feed them such as processed sugars, meat, dairy, and eggs. It just so happens that a western society diet is mostly built on these harmful foods, which is why illness like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and others are so prominent in countries that are greatly influenced by western society.

Improving Your Gut Health

Most diseases can be reversed simply by improving the environment of your gut. This can be done with a nutrient dense plant based diet. One of the biggest problems I see in people’s diet is nutrient deficiency even in people who over eat. This is always the case in diets that lack fruits and vegetables. Here are some key things to focus on adding to your diet.

Prebiotic Fiber – This is a type of fiber found in foods like onions, artichokes, garlic, leeks, and many others. This fiber serves as a food source for good bacteria known as probiotics. Read this article for more info on this.
Antioxidants – Are a substance that inhibits oxidation which is the process of deterioration in your cells. This lack of oxidative stress is what strengthens your immune system, prevents aging, and allows good gut bacteria to thrive. For this, eat grapefruit, berries, apples, bananas, and food of this nature.
Minerals – The 4 main minerals to consume more of to improve and fix gut issues are zinc, magnesium, Iron, and selenium. Foods that are rich in these nutrients are beans, nuts, and dark leafy greens.

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6 Key Benefits Of Fasting

Fasting is one of those things that are really beneficial to us, but is often confused with starvation and regarded as unrealistical and dangerous, so I want to clear some things up and tell you about the 6 key benefits of fasting.

Fasting Vs Starving

Let’s establish the difference between fasting and starving here because there is a huge difference. Just because you feel hungry doesn’t mean you’re starving. Starving basically means undernourished. When you’re starving you’re not getting the nutrition that your body needs which causes some pretty serious health issues.

Ironically in my years of coaching I’ve come to learn that a great deal of people are undernourished even though they eat consistently. There are two main reasons for this.

Your diet does not contain enough of the nutrients you need.
You have digestive issues that keep your body from absorbing and using the nutrients you consume.

On the flip side there is fasting that acts as solution to these problems. Fasting does not necessarily restrict what you eat, but restricts when you eat. You basically set a time frame of when you don’t eat, but there are ways to consume enough nutrients without breaking your fast. The nutrients I’m referring to is micro nutrients, meaning vitamins and minerals.

6 Key Benefits Of Fasting

1. FASTING HELPS WITH FAT LOSS

Fasting is an extremely effective way to lower your body fat percentage. The way this works is there are 2 main sources of energy that your body uses called fat and carbs. Both of the energy sources get broken down into a simpler form called glucose which is what your body operates on. Carbs are the body’s preferred source of energy because its easier to convert into available energy. Fasting allows the body to burn through all of the carbs, and start converting and using fat as energy at a much higher rate.

2. FASTING HELPS IMPROVE INSULIN SENSATIVITY

Insulin sensitivity is major factor in maintaining an efficient energy balance and body fat percentage. Basically insulin sensitivity is the rate out how effective your body is at utilizing blood glucose for energy. The pancreas releases insulin into the bloodstream to collect glucose and transport it to where its needed. Fasting increases the efficiency of this process, which comes as a great benefit to people struggling with fatigue, weight gain, and diabetes.

3. FASTING IMPROVES THE METABOLISM

Its a common belief that not eating for long periods of time can slow down your metabolism, but fasting actually does the complete opposite. Eating constantly creates a lot of work for your digestive tract which over time can cause a slowdown or even a complete burnout. Fasting gives your digestive tract a break from the constant workload thus giving it a jump start to work much more efficiently.

4. FASTING IMPROVES BRAIN FUNCTION

There have been many scientific studies that show Fasting improves brain function because it boosts the production of a protein called brain derived neurotrophic factor or BDNF. BDNF triggers brain stem cells to convert into new neurons, and triggers numerous other chemicals that promote neural health. This protein also protects your brain cells from diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

5. FASTING IMPROVES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

fasting improves the immune system by reducing free radical damage, regulating inflammatory conditions in the body and starves off cancer cell formations. It is very difficult for the body to focus on both digestion and recovery which is why when you get sick, your appetite diminishes. Fasting allows the body to concentrate on recovery much more effectively.

6. FASTING PROMOTES LONGEVITY

Contrary to popular belief, the less you eat, the longer you live. Numerous scientific studies show that in both animals and humans, a reduction in food intake results in an increased lifespan. Aging is caused by a slow metabolism and a lack of recovery from cellular damage. The combination of all of the previously listed perks of fasting result in a body that stays younger for longer.

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Gut Flora And The Key To Gut Health

Gut Flora & The Microbiome

Good Bacteria Vs Bad Bacteria

Improving Your Gut Health

Fix Your Gut With Spirulina

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6 Key Benefits Of Fasting

Fasting Vs Starving

6 Key Benefits Of Fasting

1. FASTING HELPS WITH FAT LOSS

2. FASTING HELPS IMPROVE INSULIN SENSATIVITY

3. FASTING IMPROVES THE METABOLISM

4. FASTING IMPROVES BRAIN FUNCTION

5. FASTING IMPROVES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

6. FASTING PROMOTES LONGEVITY

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