Repairing the Gut 101
Diet: Are you struggling with symptoms of a digestive system in distress? Now it time to heal and repair your gut! The first steps are to cut out dairy and gluten. Your digestive system is in overdrive right now trying to process your food, give it a break and stick to a clean diet. Now is the best time to stick to whole foods, lots of produce and meats. Try to skip anything from a box, package and eating out!
Bone Broth: We CANNOT stress this enough! If you are ready to get serious about your gut, you need a daily dose of Bone Broth. Save yourself the trouble of making your broth and order Osso Good Bones Broth. It is the BEST, and mega healing and nourishing. We PROMISE it is worth every penny!
Begin with one pack of bone broth per day for 2 weeks! Then, decrease slowly to at least 3 packs per week to maintain a healthy gut! The BEST blends are: Recovery, Revive and Immunity! The Paleo soups that Osso Good Bones offers are yummy, but not ideal for a daily dose of nutrients so while you can enjoy their soups, be sure to still get your daily pack of one of the blends in.
*If you are having a flare up day, or struggling with bloating or diarrhea- give yourself a liquid diet of just bone broth for the day. You can drink broth all day and not feel hungry because it is nourishing and packed with protein.
Supplements: When it comes to gut health and supplements everyone is different. Meaning, some people may experience bloating with some supplements. If that happens, do not panic! Just remove that supplement from your regime for now and reintroduce it later on. If your system is rejecting a supplement for the gut it is because your digestive system needs more healing before it is time for that step!
The List: Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides: 2-4x scoops per day!
Cod Liver Oil: 4x at bedtime- this will help you sleep and work to fight inflammation!
Digestive Enzymes with Betaine: 2x in the morning and 2x at night- Digestive enzymes are naturally created in the body but sometimes our digestive system needs a little more help!
MircoDefense: 1x per day- this fights the bad bacteria in your gut creating any gut flora imbalance (if you are struggling with gas, bloating, constipation and diarrhea this is for you!)
Probiotics: Multi Probiotic 1x in the morning and 1x at night
Ther-Biotic 2x at night
Dr. Ohhira’s Probiotic 1x in the morning and 1x at night
We have lots of probiotic options! Don’t be afraid to switch your probiotics around after you finish one bottle- that is key to healing the gut. We need to get new and good bacteria in there!
Oils: Peppermint oil: 1 drop on your tongue if your stomach is upset and you are struggling with nausea!
Digestion Support: 1 drop rubbed on your stomach when it is upset.
Treatments:
Ion Foot Detox: This is great for removing candida from your system, which is often the cause of a struggling digestive system.
Massages: This is great for detoxing the body and stress. Did you know stress causes a majority of illnesses? and have you ever noticed that your digestive system flares up when you are stressed? Treat yourself to a massage as often as possible as your body works hard to repair your gut.
Testing:
Everyone has different gut bacteria, meaning everyone needs a customized treatment plan! With that being said, healing the gut is hard work! Sometimes even actual tears may be involved, but the key is to remain patient because this is something that takes time and dedication.
The best way to know exactly what your body needs is with testing! We offer two test at our office that are ESSENTIAL to solving the cause of your gut distress.
Food Safe Allergy Test- It is a simple finger stick test. This blood test reflects your food intolerance’s and tests for 190 different foods! Bloating, diarrhea, constipation, headaches, upset stomach, gas, etc are ALL signs of food intolerance’s as well so it is important to take this test to rule out any allergies.
Comprehensive Stool Test- This test is IT! This is a stool kit that we send home with for a 3 day stool collect. It is very easy to do! Once your collection is completed, you mail it off to the lab and we get your detailed report. This report will measure inflammation, bacteria, test for parasites, bad bacteria and so much more. It also will tell us what natural antibiotics your body needs to fend off the bad bacteria in your gut. This test gives you all the answers to your gut and your health!
You may contact us at 410-604-0900 or email us at frontdesk@drmowrycares.com to set up any of this testing or ask any questions!
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