How your Mental & Physical health is Affected by the Bacteria in Your Gut

Our gut microbiomes have a huge impact on our overall mental and physical health. We’re still learning about the connections between gut health and mental health but plenty of research has shown that the health of our guts is instrumental in our overall health. Food is more than just fuel. Nutrition also affects the gut microbiome and from there, our mental and physical health. Instead of thinking about “good” or “bad” foods and perpetuating a harmful cycle of disordered eating, think of foods that nourish your gut and foods that disrupt your gut. 

Things like poor stress management, unprocessed trauma, lack of exercise, alcohol, drugs, and low-nutrient foods all lead to changes in gut health. There is also ample evidence that alcohol wreaks havoc on our guts. Chronic alcohol consumption can change the overall microbiome composition in our guts. It affects your body’s ability to detoxify itself and makes it more difficult to break down nutrients.

In this episode of A Wise Mind Presented By Sabino Recovery, podcast host Sam Zimmer, sits down with Leanna Stetson, MEd, a certified Holistic Nutritionist to discuss the role that your gut microbiome plays in your overall mental and physical health. The two discuss probiotics and other foods that can aid with your gut health and the role that stabilizing your gut microbiome has in recovery for alcoholism and addiction. 

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