While many foods in today’s diet have been shown to damage the intestinal lining and worsen gut health, there are several foods found in nature that can repair intestinal damage and heal the gut. True to the saying “the road to health is paved with good intestines,” eating foods that promote gut health will not only help heal a leaky gut, but allow you to regain your health and happiness.
Hormones drive our behaviour and influence everything from our energy, mood, and many aspects of overall health. Hormones such as oestrogen, testosterone, adrenaline and insulin — are extremely important chemical messengers. Hormones are secreted by various glands and organs in the body, including your thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, ovaries, testicles and pancreas. The entire endocrine system works together to control the level of hormones circulating throughout your body, and if one or more is even even slightly imbalanced it can cause widespread, major health problems.
Read MoreMicroorganisms that live in and on our bodies have co-evolved with humans and far outnumber even our own cells. Some are perfectly welcome and help the body produce vitamins and amino acids. This collection of bacteira are known as Bacteroidetes: the good guys. They also play an important role in the digestive and immune systems, blood pressure and mental health. It is widely accepted that these microbial populations affect our physiology, and likewise, our behaviours. Our environment can shape which microbes are present in and on us. Intestinal microbes, our so-called gut flora or gut microbiome, are the most extensively characterised of these populations, and have been implicated in chronic inflammation, auto-immunity, diabetes, and obesity.
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