Why in the heck am I always tired?

You feel like you’re drowning – the more you try to swim through your simple daily tasks, you feel you just need an inner tube to help carry you through… (figuratively & literally) your inner tube, the tube of life, is your GUT.

The Control Center – your gut – dictates mood, weight, immunity, brain function, energy, digestion, hormonal balance + more.

So why are you tired all the time?

Chronic inflammation – The secret Killer!

What causes inflammation?

10+ causes of chronic inflammation

• Excess weight (stress on the body)
• Excessive alcohol
• Lack of beneficial bacteria in the gut
• Gluten 
• Non-organic soy and corn products or derivatives
• Sugar
• Unhealthy fats
• Acidic foods and beverages (coffee, soda, junk food)
• GMO, pesticides
• Medications
• Factory farmed animal products
  + more!!!  (nutrient deficiency….)

Signs you have chronic inflammation

• Ongoing, irritating pain in the body (joints – muscles)
• Allergies or asthma (esp, when they increase)
• Overall fatigue
• Skin conditions, red, bloodshot eyes, psoriasis
• Celiac – digestive issues 
• Pain & cramps in abdomen – constipation
  +more!!!

Your gut is continually trying to filter through all of this junk, and over time, the protective villi that provide nutrients to our bodies through food is slowly flattened and can no longer do its job. Therefore, large pieces of food, if not chewed properly, microbes and toxins can then enter the body, which compromises our immune system!

Heal the Gut, Heal Your Health!

Food is information: it has the power to heal or harm your immune system. Your immune system has a specific job to protect against disease, inflammatory response, and directs the cells to perform at optimum levels. 

• Healthy food = cells work properly
• Unhealthy food = poor cellular function that can create inflammation and damage to the body.
• Add chemicals, additives, and toxins to the mix = changes the cell function

There are 100 trillion bacteria in our intestinal track which help maintain the barrier (villi) and create and build a strong intestinal lining.

What can we do to protect our immunity?

Tips to energy!

• Mostly plant based diet – whole foods, dark green leafy vegetables, nuts, berries, inflammatory herbs: turmeric (Curcumin), ginger, rosemary
• High-fat diet – Omega 3 fats rich in polyphenols
• Low sugar – learn that not all low or sugar-free options are healthy
• No grains – learn what it all means, gluten, GM Foods, mutagenesis, cellulose, and additives
• Reduce stress – yoga, deep breathing, massage, meditation, journaling
• Digestive enzymes – how to use your natural enzymes without supplementation
• Probiotics – learn what foods can feed your beneficial gut flora (feed protective villi)
• Exercise regularly, even a daily walk, gardening, bike rides, walk the puppy, play frisbee, or anything to get the body moving to stimulate oxygen to the brain, build strong bones, reduce fat cells, create more energy, sweat out toxins, improve mood
• Get an amazing night’s sleep – without this crucial element, your metabolism will haywire leaving you craving carbs, sugars, increased appetite

Seems simple, right? But overwhelming at the same time? I get it.
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