Today is the day! We're so excited to kick off this Gut Health Challenge! The gut is truly fascinating and has a huge impact on our overall wellness.🌈✨
What exactly do we mean by "gut?" Your gut is your whole gastrointestinal (GI) system, which includes your stomach, intestines, and colon. PLUS, your liver, gallbladder, and pancreas, which contribute digestive juices and enzymes necessary for digestion. The entire system transports your food, converts it into absorbable nutrients and energy, and moves waste out of your body.
HERE'S WHY YOUR GUT IS SO POWERFUL ❤️
🧠 “Gut-feeling” isn’t just a metaphor––your gut affects your brain and mood.
Would you believe your gut communicates with your brain in MULTIPLE ways, from hormones to neurotransmitters and more? It's constantly talking with your brain in ways that can affect your mood, appetite, thoughts, cognitive function, emotions, and even sleep.
When your gut is stressed by life or an unhealthy diet, it affects the messages it sends to your brain. When your gut is healthy, it helps keep your brain nourished and fueled.
🛡️Your intestinal tract is your largest immune system organ!
70-80% of our immune-producing cells live in the gut. Your gut works with the rest of your immune system to protect your body and eliminate any harmful pathogens (aka bad guys) you might encounter.
🦠 It's home to trillions of microbes working together to keep you well. This microbe dream team is called your microbiome and it protects you from pathogens, helps build your immune system, and enables you to digest food to produce energy but diet, certain medications, exercise, and environmental factors can change it over time.
🙌 Your gut does SO much more than we give it credit for.
It plays a role in immune function, mental well-being and mood, skin health, nutrient absorption, vitamin production, and weight management.
❤️THE BIG TAKEAWAY? By prioritizing your gut health, you can positively impact multiple aspects of your life!
➡️ We would love to hear: What areas of your health do you want to improve by creating a healthier gut?
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