Gut Health

For those experiencing frequent stomach pains, cramps, bloating, or fatigue, there may be more to these problems than the symptoms themselves. As of late, leaky gut syndrome (LGS) has received more attention due to the underlying belief that it leads to Crohn’s disease, diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic liver disease, and various illnesses throughout the body.

As unexplored and mysterious as the deepest depths of our ocean, our stomachs present some of the greatest conundrums of modern medicine.

Do you ever feel like you can’t remember little things, or you struggle concentrating on the simplest tasks? Some people call this brain fog. It isn’t technically a medical term, but something that can be a side effect of other medical issues.

More studies and evidence are beginning to show that your gut and mind are interconnected, and what effects one could have a drastic impact on the other. There is even research being done at this time to determine if gut health influences mental illness such as depression, anxiety, and dementia.

Here are a few ways the gut can affect the brain.

Having a leaky gut means your body may struggle with issues such as bloating, gas, cramps, food sensitivities, aches, and pains. A leaky gut often means there is an underlying cause for your problem that needs to be discovered and resolved.

Most parents recognize the more common signs of poor gut health in their children such as tummy aches, reflux, diarrhea and constipation. But the results of poor gut health reach far beyond stomach aches and bowel movement irregularity.