Good digestive health is the foundation of a healthy body. Digestive problems impact your entire body—they lead to allergies, arthritis, autoimmune disease, rashes, acne, chronic fatigue, mood disorders, autism, dementia, cancer… and more. This means having a healthy gut is about much more than gas and heartburn. It’s about total health. What happens in your digestive tract is connected to everything that happens in your body. Yet, every day we feed our bodies foods and encounter toxins that make the digestive system’s job very hard, and that impacts your overall health.

This means having a healthy gut is about much more than gas and heartburn. It’s about total health. What happens in your digestive tract is connected to everything that happens in your body. Yet, every day we feed our bodies foods and encounter toxins that make the digestive system’s job very hard, and that impacts your overall health.

A well-functioning digestive systems digests, absorbs and assimilates the nutrients you need for vibrant health. Just as importantly, the digestive system works as your body’s “second brain.

An extensive network of about 100 million neurons—called the enteric nervous system—lines the gut. This mass of neural tissue is filled with important neurotransmitters, and it does much more than handle digestion. It partly determines our mental state and plays key roles in certain diseases throughout the body.

What this means in practical terms is that digestive health problems are your body’s way of telling you something is wrong.

How do you know if you have a digestive issue?

It could be something as simple as you frequently have gas, bloating, or not having daily bowel movements. Or it could more severe—you get ill after eating certain foods, you have low energy or exhaustion, you break out in hives, you have eczema, or you have migraine headaches.

You don’t have to live that way.

The good news is that by getting to the root causes of your GI dysfunction and coming up with a holistic plan to address them, you can feel better. Imagine a life without constant gas or without frequent and sudden urges to use the restroom right now.
The most common digestive health issues are:

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Leaky gut
  • Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
  • Chronic constipation
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Diarrhea

It often takes more than over-the-counter remedies to fix GI issues. In fact, those usually just address the symptoms and don’t eliminate the cause. And for many people, healing digestive problems is more complicated than just eating a healthy diet.