The Best Way To Restore Your Gut-Feeling Connection (+ Exactly Why You Would Want To!)
After years of clinical experience seeing patients in my telehealth functional medicine clinic, I know just how much your physical health impacts your emotional world. Now you might be thinking, “Well duh, no one likes being sick!” While that is certainly the case, it goes far beyond that.
In fact, your gut-feeling connection (you might have also heard it referred to as the mind-body connection) is the idea that your thoughts and feelings can control certain aspects of your physiology, and that your physiology can also play a role in the state of your mental health.
If you don’t believe me, just ask yourself these questions:
- Have you ever had butterflies or felt nauseous when you’ve been anxious?
- Do you salivate when thinking about a delicious meal?
These are just two examples of the gut-feelings connection at work. But for a lot of people, feelings of shame, underlying gut problems, inflammation, and chronic stress can negatively impact the communication between these two areas of your health.
So how can you begin to restore this vital connection? With so many wellness tools, tips, and tricks, it can be difficult to know what is actually going to make an impact on your health. Not to mention the endless number of supplements on the market designed to help your gut health and mood - but rarely ever both at the same time!
That is until now.
Gut / Feelings brings together two curated supplement blends using the earth’s finest ingredients that are discussed in my latest book, Gut Feelings, specially designed to support healthy gut function and mood balance.
Here’s exactly how Gut / Feelings will help you:
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1. You’ll heal your “second brain”
Your gut and brain are inextricably linked through the gut-brain axis. Basically, what influences your gut also influences your brain health and vice versa. This is because the same proteins that govern your gut permeability also play a role in how permeable your blood-brain barrier is. When both are compromised it can lead to increased levels of inflammation. And when your microbiome - the collection of bacteria in your gut - is out of balance it can also impact your mental and physical health. Here are two big examples:
- An increase in certain strains of negative bacteria has been linked to an increase in anxiety and depression.
- Traumatic events can alter gut bacteria leading to PTSD.
In gut / feelings, my Gut blend is designed with a blend of botanicals that are clinically proven to soothe a damaged and inflamed gut. Together, licorice, aloe vera, zinc, marshmallow root, slippery elm, quercetin, mucin, chamomile, and more, work synergistically to protect your GI tract from the damaging effects of stress, bacteria, and other irritants.
2. You’ll stabilize your mood
As we’ve learned, your emotions - the other end of the gut-brain axis - have just as much influence over your health:
- Stress has been shown to increase gut permeability, leading to leaky gut syndrome.
- Stress can increase chronic inflammation in your gut and is linked to inflammatory gut problems like Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis, IBS, and SIBO.
Not only does stress play a role in your gut health, but it can also alter the health and production of neurotransmitters like serotonin as close to 95% of this “happy” brain chemical is made and stored in your gut!
In gut / feelings, my Feelings blend is specially formulated blend of vitamins, minerals, and amino acids designed to facilitate neurotransmitter production (including serotonin), proper nerve transmission, normal muscle contraction and relaxation, and overall healthy brain chemistry balance. In this supplement, magnesium, B vitamins, L-theanine, GABA, vitamin C, 5-HTP, and L-Taurine ban together to form the ultimate brain health team to elevate your mood and keep you feeling cool, calm, and collected all day long.
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BY DR. WILL COLE
Dr. Will Cole, DNM, IFMCP, DC is a leading functional medicine expert who consults people around the globe, starting one of the first functional medicine telehealth centers in the world. Named one of the top 50 functional and integrative doctors in the nation, Dr. Will Cole provides a functional medicine approach for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal imbalances, digestive disorders, and brain problems. He is also the host of the popular The Art of Being Well podcast and the New York Times bestselling author of Intuitive Fasting, Ketotarian, Gut Feelings, and The Inflammation Spectrum.
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