5 Interesting Facts about your gut! Did you know...

1. Your Gut is called the Second Brain! There are more neurons lining your Gut walls, than there are neurons in the brain, and this directly impacts your neurological, mental and emotional health. 

2. Your Gut is your fuel tank! The Gut is where food passes after digestion, and nutrients are absorbed and then circulated to all critical organs in your body. A leaky gut can impact all major organs - like liver, kidney, heart, brain and also your skin & hair.

3. An unhealthy gut may hold 10-15 pounds or more of backed up waste which starts fermenting, putrefying leading to gas and deadly diseases inside the body.

4. An unhealthy colon is the root cause of  90% of our ailments! Right from common cold, constipation, bloating, gastritis, IBS or irritable bowel syndrome, flatulence, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cancer, insomnia, mood swings, stress, anxiety, depression, thyroid, parkinson’s disease, hashimoto, graves, alzheimers, to even skin diseases like psoriasis, and eczema is trigged by an unhealthy colon. 

5. Gut is where emotions are created, memories are also stored, and inuition comes from. An unhealthy gut impacts even your productivity, mental clarity and happiness.

Yet... we often neglect the distress messages coming from the gut and consume strong OTC laxatives, drugs, antacids which only treats the symptoms, not the root cause!  The result? - You unknowingly activate a series of life-threatening diseases!