Episode 007: The One Thing You Cannot Ignore When Trying to Get Healthy.

Your gut health has been referred to as the second brain! In this interview with holistic nutritionist, Laini Gray, we discuss how important gut health is, and how you can fortify yours. Notes: About Laini Gray: Laini Gray has been in the business of fitness, food and fun for over 20 years. She began her career with a focus on FUN and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in the field of recreation, where she whole heartedly adopted the concepts of play and recreation as vitally important to creating a happy and healthy life. With these ideals, she turned her attention to learning how to further improve the quality of life and health through fitness. Her passion for helping others achieve health and well-being continued to grow, as did her interest in learning all she could about FOOD, optimal nutrition, digestion, detoxification, immunity, hormone balance, disease prevention and stress management. This desire to continue her education inspired her to become a certified Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and earn a Master’s degree in Holistic Nutrition. You can find out more about Laini at www.LLfitnesshealth.com Loving this podcast? Head over to iTunes and leave a review so the Grace and Grit message can spread to more women who need to hear it. Writing a review will enter you in a drawing to win free access to the Grace & Grit 21-Day Challenge. Drawings will be held at the end of every month. 3:50 Meet Laini Gray 8:35 What is the Gut Microbiome 10:45 Why are researchers calling the gut the “second brain” 11:50 How early child years have a big impact on gut health 16:15 What happens when our bacteria gets out of balance? 18:25 Inflammation and gut health. 20:00 How to foster a healthy gut microbiome. 26: 00 How Antibiotics impact the gut microbiome. 30:40 Laini’s 3 biggest pieces of advice for a woman trying to reclaim her health Looking for more Grace & Grit? Visit GraceandGrit.com