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Inside the gut microbiome live between 300 to 1000 different species of bacteria that make up the digestive system, and this represents about 0.3% of total body weight, about 1-3kgs.
The different species of bacteria that live inside the gut microbiome are also called microorganisms and contain viruses and fungi.
For optimal gut health, gut bacteria should consist of 80-85% good bacteria (the good guys) and 15-20% bad bacteria, (the bad guys).
The role of the good bacteria is to digest food, regulate hormones, remove toxins and process essential nutrients. The role of the bad bacteria is to keep the immune system on high alert. The good and bad bacteria work symbiotically together, to promote homeostasis, a natural state of balance and harmony in the body.
Problems only start to occur when the harmful bacteria (the bad guys) run rampant, decide to have a party, invite all their friends and take over your gut microbiome, leaving no or little room for the good bacteria (the good guys).
Why is this a problem? Because digestive issues are now knocking at the front door.
What digestive issues can a person expect?
Commons symptoms include:
- Bloating, gas, constipation, diarrhea
- Heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion
- Bad breath, burping
- Food intolerances, food allergies
- Skin inflammation, eczema, acne, rosacea
- Sugar and carbohydrate cravings
- Anxiety, moodiness, depression
- Poor concentration, brain fog
- Extreme tiredness, chronic fatigue, insomnia, sleep disturbances
- Weight gain, obesity
If symptoms persist, these can develop into gut health problems like:
- Leaky gut syndrome
- Peptic ulcers
- Gastric ulcers
- Esophageal ulcers
- Duodenal ulcers
- Candida
- Streptococcus
- Small intestine bacteria overgrowth (SIBO)
- Ammonia permeability
- Intestinal permeability
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Autoimmune diseases
- Colitis
- Diverticulitis
- Crohn’s disease
- Stomach cancer
- Bowel cancer
What causes these digestive issues & problems?
5-Key areas identified that cause poor gut health:
- Western diet: Regular consumption of processed foods, overuse of antibiotics, medications, soft drinks & alcohol, all-cause harmful bacteria to flourish and grow.
- Imbalance of bacteria: Overgrowth of harmful bad gut bacteria, including viruses & fungi.
- Food allergies and intolerance: Gluten, dairy, sugar, artificial colours, flavours, & preservatives.
- Stress: The fight and flight response from stress negatively affects digestive function, peristalsis and bowel motions.
- Poor sleep: Lowers the immune system and ability to fight off infection & disease.
How can we help you improve digestive health?
As a professional naturopath and gut health specialist, Amanda works closely with each individual to find the root cause of your digestive issues. With over a decade of experience, she coaches every client back to wellness using practical and evidence-based plant & nutritional medicine.
Amanda’s areas of expertise include:
- Naturopathy
- Nutritional Medicine
- Western Herbal Medicine
- Medical Intuition
Amanda will take a full case history, and request blood tests, stool and urine analysis. After getting a full picture of the presenting condition, Amanda will recommend non-invasive techniques that include:
- Dietary advice: Amanda will recommend suitable plant foods, juices and easy to follow recipes to help flush build-up of toxins from the body.
- Herbal medicine: Amanda prescribes practitioner herbal supplements to cleanse and purge harmful bacteria, pathogens, viruses and fungi from the body.
- Counselling techniques: Amanda will coach you through challenges, blocks and hurdles that you are experiencing, helping to relieve any negative states of mind, self-sabotage and limiting beliefs.
- Health Coaching: Enrol in one of our comprehensive gut healing programs, “5 Steps to Amazing Gut Health” Cleanse, Heal & Thrive, and be coached one-on-one by Amanda over five-weeks, twelve-weeks or longer, depending on the complexity of your condition.
Whatever course of treatment we recommend at Erba health clinic, we endeavour to have you returned to wellness in the quickest, most practical and safest time frame possible.
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