Do you have an unhealthy gut? Unless you have been living under a rock you have heard about gut health and how it impacts your daily life. I see people daily that haven't made the connection to their gut health.1. Halitosis or bad breath:This is more than bad breath. This is coming from the gut region not the mouth. No matter how much you brush your teeth or clean your tongue the smell doesn't go away.It is important to identify the cause. Start at the dentist. If the dentist can't find anything obvious then investigate for these conditions; helicobacter pylori, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), reflux or dysbiosis.2. Burping, gas or bloating:Bacteria causes these symptoms during the digestive process. In a healthy person there should be no problem. Test … [Read more...]
Do You Have Good Digestion?
I love when people come to me and I ask them my series of questions and then I get to the questions about their digestive health and they say my digestion is fine! Wow I think how is that possible you have all these chronic health problems. Once we dig a bit deeper we get to the nitty gritty and discover signs and symptoms that are definitely related to the state of your digestion.So what are some signs and symptoms?Poor bowel movements- less than once per day. That’s right contrary to what people tell you, you should be having a bowel movement every day. In fact some people can go up to 2 or 3 times a day. Having poo stay to long in your body causes fermentation in your colon and increases your chances of pathogenic infection and also increases your risk of colon … [Read more...]
