Why Healthy Digestion Matters

Rarely do I see patients that don’t have some form of digestive issue going on, whether that is bloating, constipation, or an undiagnosed food sensitivity.

A healthy gut lining is critical to overall health. Intestinal permeability (or enhanced permeability) refers to the lining of the gut that surrounds your microbiome. Think of the gut lining as a fence, able to keep your microbes, pathogens or even food from entering your bloodstream.

If your foods are not traveling outside of your intestine through a leaky gut (which would essentially equate to boards missing in your fence) then your immune system will not be tagged to determine whether the food is a friend and can stay—or a troublemaker and needs to be attacked (inflammation).

Having an intact fence significantly lowers food sensitivities, the body’s response to foods, and risk of developing an autoimmune disease.

Which means that if you have a leaky gut, you’re at an increased risk of food sensitivities, allergies, inflammatory bowel disease (IBS), autoimmune conditions (such as MS, Hashimoto's, arthritis and lupus), and inflammation.

Friends, it takes guts to be healthy!