Gut Health 101

In this episode we take a comprehensive look at gut health and the parameters of a healthy gut vs. an unhealthy gut. Learn how you can determine whether you have a healthy gut or not, and what you can do to improve your gut health! In this episode we discuss: - The gut microbiome and its critical role in gut health - Internal and external factors that influence gut health - The gut-brain connection and how the gut acts as our second brain - The gut-immune connection and Gut-Associated Lymphatic Tissue (GALT) - How the gut microbiome plays a role in weight-loss and obesity - What "Leaky Gut" really means - How food sensitivities begin - How gut health is linked to every single autoimmune disease. Ever. - How to heal a leaky gut, and the 4 R's (+ one bonus R!) of gut healing