February 8, 2024 • 20 mins
You always hear me say how important it is to have a healthy gut, but let's face it -most of you just want to get rid of your gut symptoms! But hear me out today why I talk about healing your gut is even more important than helping you feel better today.
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(00:00):
Symptoms are really your body'sway of trying to help itself and
(00:03):
repair any damage and protectitself.
And whenever you areexperiencing these symptoms,
that is a clue and an indicationto you, like.
Hey, my body is having to dosomething to try and fight
something off or protect itselfin some way.
It's your body's way of tellingyou that something's off and
that some action needs to betaken, and care needs to be
(00:24):
given.
Hey, everyone.
Welcome to The Nourished andThriving Show.
I'm your host, Katie Lovitt.
I'm a registered dietitian on amission to help you increase
your impact and legacy on theworld while healing your gut and
reducing your IBS symptoms.
I'm so grateful to have youhere.
Each week I'll inspire you tolive vibrantly and provide
(00:47):
valuable resources andinformation that empowers you to
take bold action towards yourhealth goals.
Before we dive in, make sure youfollow or subscribe to my show
wherever you're listening so younever miss an episode.
Ready?
Let's go! Welcome back guys.
You hear me say all the time,how important it is to have a
(01:11):
healthy.
The gut and a healthymicrobiome.
Hey guys.
Welcome back.
You hear me talk every week hereand.
Instagram and in my emails abouthow important it is to have a
good microbiome, good guthealth.
That healthy gut healthymicrobiome is foundational to
(01:32):
overall good health.
And you know that yes, I, 100%care about how you feel today.
But I also really, really careabout how you feel 30 years from
now.
And I honestly think that's moreimportant than how you feel
today.
Because what you're doing todayand the actions that you're
(01:54):
taking today are actuallysetting you up for how you're
going to feel and how you'regoing to be in your future.
I want you to have a highquality of life in your second
half of life.
Just like you have, hopefully inyour first.
The second half of your lifebeing healthy and independent in
all of that.
It's just something thathonestly, most Americans.
(02:17):
Most Americans don't have,especially as they get older
into the, you know, second halfof the second half of their
lives.
The last 25% of their lives.
Most Americans are just reallynot their best selves at that
point in their lives.
And it's so important and itdoesn't have to be that way.
If you've seen like the Netflixdocumentary about the blue zones
(02:40):
or study the blue zones, you seepeople living to a hundred and
beyond.
And still being an active partof their community, their family
living independently, gardening,all of that.
And that's possible for us to.
And more than just you and yourhealth.
I really want our futuregenerations to also have a high
(03:00):
quality of life.
Trauma stress, our microbiomes,all of that can be inherited and
passed down to futuregenerations.
Just the same as lifestyles andfood, knowledge and choices.
You know, both physically thosethings can be passed down to
future generations.
And also just subconsciouslythrough our environment, how our
(03:23):
kids' brains are developingbased on our actions, behaviors
perspectives on the world, aswell as actual.
Literal teaching how to cook andhow the meal plan and how to
care for our bodies.
All of those things impact thefuture generation and we have
the opportunity to make a hugeimpact here.
(03:44):
Yes.
Today on your life, like we'vetalked about with.
Reducing those gut symptoms andhelping you feel better.
But also in your future life andalso on the lives of future
generations.
So today I just wanted to gothrough what are the actual
benefits of having a healthymicrobiome?
Of course.
(04:05):
Yes.
Like having pure actual gutsymptoms, such as bloating,
reflux, constipation, diarrhea,all of that.
That's of course important.
But a lot of the time is women,especially.
We just power through.
And downplay those symptomsuntil our health, all of a
sudden comes to a screechinghalt and we're forced to deal
(04:26):
with the issue because we haveno other choice at that point.
So yes, while the symptoms andgetting rid of them can be very
motivating for some, sometimesit still isn't enough motivation
for us to prioritize our healththe way that we truly need to,
if we're not in that positionwhere we're just forced to do
(04:47):
something about it and takeaction.
Action.
Does that make sense?
So there's a really cool studythat is going to be really the
center of our conversationtoday.
It came out in 2021.
So a couple years old nowactually.
In nature metabolism, I'm goingto send the link to the study.
I'm going to put it in the shownotes.
So go take a look at that.
(05:08):
If you want to geek out on allthe science.
But it looked at the gutmicrobiome and multiple other
health and survival outcomesdata for 9,000 individuals.
So that's a pretty legit samplesize.
Like it's not like it's a 20person study or anything like
that.
9,000 individuals.
Is there looking at themicrobiomes of these people and
(05:31):
other health markers, survivaloutcomes, all of that, that
we're going to go to here in aminute.
So I'm going to just basicallyread a summary from NIH because
I felt like they did a reallygreat job of summing it up.
And I age has the nationalinstitutes of health.
So it says the healthierparticipants, blood tests with
(05:51):
more, the healthierparticipants, blood tests.
And by that they're saying.
The people who have more uniqueand diverse microbiomes.
Showed lower levels of LDLcholesterol, which is the
harmful type of cholesterol.
And higher levels of vitamin D,which vitamin D is the sunshine
vitamin.
We know it helps with immunity.
(06:13):
Bone health.
A lot of that stuff and mostpeople actually have, are low in
vitamin D.
And it also is associated withhigher.
More Bennett.
So it had lower bad, lower, badcholesterol, higher, good
vitamin D as well as morehelpful blood metabolites
(06:33):
produced by these gut microbes.
So.
We, I think a lot of the timethink of our good tummy bugs as
we only know what they do.
Right.
It's like, oh yeah, they'rethere.
And I need them to be good, butlike what else?
Well, they, yeah, they helpbreak down fiber and that's
their fuel, but they also aremaking vitamins for us.
And one of these metabolites orbyproducts of the gut microbes.
(06:59):
Is called tryptofan derived indoll.
Which has been shown to helpreduce inflammation and extend
lifespan in mouse studies.
If you've studied aging for verylong.
You know, the inflammation is ahuge driver of chronic disease
and aging, so cancerauto-immunity all of that is
really driven by inflammation.
(07:22):
People's whose so reading again,people whose gut microbiomes had
grown more unique with age, somore diversity in their
microbiome.
As they get older, we're alsoable to walk faster.
And had better overall mobilitythan their peers who showed less
GI microbes changes with age.
(07:44):
Plus those with less divertdiverse gut environments, use
more medications and listen tothis.
We're in nearly twice as likelyto die.
During the study period.
Holy cow.
So.
There's not a direct likerelationship or observation
(08:05):
between microbiome and lifespanor health span.
But goodness sakes, 9,000people, people with less diverse
gut environments.
We're on more medications andwe're nearly twice as likely to
die during the study period.
That's pretty groundbreaking,right?
Like who else is on a, likerunning board to go, like,
(08:26):
figure out how to diversifytheir gut microbiome.
Hopefully everyone listening.
This is a really, really big.
Cause I don't know of a singleperson that is like, yes, I want
to be on more medications as Iget older.
That's like nobody's goal.
Right?
Everyone wants to avoidmedications as much as possible.
Let's talk about the walkingspeed part for a minute, because
(08:48):
that may have just like glossedover for you.
So let me go back and rereadthis.
So people's whose gutmicrobiomes had grown more
unique with age were able towalk faster and had better all.
A better overall mobility thanpeers who showed less GI
microbes changes with age.
(09:09):
So loss of mobility is such anissue.
Whenever people get older, ifyou've ever watched a
grandparent or a parent or aloved one Hey age, you see that,
you know, whenever they startlosing that mobility.
Thanks get pretty serious.
It's pretty, pretty tough.
You know, it decreases theirindependence.
(09:29):
Increases their need of help.
Increases chances of going intoassisted living or nursing
homes.
Which according to the nationalcenter for assisted living in C
a L of those currently residingin an assisted living community.
34% of them will move to skillednursing facility due to
(09:50):
deteriorating health.
So they're needing more care.
And 30% of those in the assistedliving community will die.
So that's you know, 64% ofpeople in assisted living will
either move to higher levels ofcare or pass away in assisted
living.
The mortality rate ofindividuals moving into skilled
nursing facility.
(10:10):
Of death within the first 12months is as high as 50 to 60%.
And it says the mortality rateis even higher in the first six
months.
So that was the rate for thefirst 12 months.
So it's like, 50 to 60% ofpeople moving into a skilled
nursing facility will die withinthe first year of being there.
(10:31):
And it's just because they'relosing that independence, that
mobility.
All of that.
Walking speed has also beenstudied and directly correlated
with life expectancy.
So it's, it's subtle, like it'sreally small changes and not
necessarily something that youwould be able to notice a lot at
the time, but being able to walkquickly helps with coordination.
(10:53):
It helps, you know, with musclestrength, all of that, like all
of those factors go into howfast you can walk.
So it's a really good indicatorof how coordinated are you?
How rapid is your brainfunctioning?
How much strength and balance doyou have in your muscles?
So, It's really been directlycorrelated with life expectancy.
How many times also do you hearabout someone older losing their
(11:16):
balance?
You know, they were walking andthey just got.
You know, they lost theirbalance or they slipped and they
weren't, weren't strong enoughto catch themselves.
They broke a bone, they fell andbroke a hip that can be.
Life altering life changing for,you know, a lot of people it's
really, really important.
So the fact that someone with amore diverse gut microbiome is
(11:38):
more mobile and able to walkfaster.
Is huge.
Huge you guys.
I hope I have like impress theimportance upon every single
listener today.
How important a diversemicrobiome is not just in
avoiding gut symptoms.
It's like we don't want to justavoid pain.
(11:59):
We want to move towards pleasureand having a good pleasurable.
Life as we get older, depends onhaving good gut health.
Are you seeing the connectionshere?
So hopefully you're saying yes.
If not, please here.
Go back and relisten to thefirst half, maybe click on the
(12:19):
link in the show notes and readthe study for yourselves.
And maybe you'll be, you know,Had Vince that this is something
that is really worthy of yourtime and effort and attention.
So, okay.
If you are convinced and you'renot pausing and going back and
relisting to everything, I justsaid, reading all of the
research for yourself.
Let's let's talk about what dowe do?
(12:39):
Okay, Katie, you've beat thisinto my head that I really need
to have a diverse, healthy,robust microbiome.
Oh, I know I do.
Well, I'm going to give youthree things that you can start
doing today right now.
First of all, listen to yoursymptoms.
I just saw a post from afunctional oncologist who I
really respect.
He said just to quote, hersymptoms are feedback for
(13:02):
change, and this is so true, andthis is something I say in a
different way.
A lot of the time, I think.
I just quoted her becausesometimes hearing things in a
different way can be really,really powerful.
I say this a lot, you know, toyou guys, to have with, I try
and use analogies and stories inways that it makes more sense to
you guys, but symptoms are notjust there because your body
(13:23):
hates you or is rebellingagainst you.
Symptoms are really your body'sway of trying to help itself and
repair any damage and protectitself.
And whenever you areexperiencing these symptoms,
that is a clue and an indicationto you, like.
Hey, my body is having to dosomething to try and fight
something off or protect itselfin some way.
(13:44):
It's your body's way of tellingyou that something's off and
that some action needs to betaken, taken, and care needs to
be given.
So if you're experiencingdigestive symptoms or other
symptoms throughout your body,Listen to them and take action
now.
It's not something that most ofthe time will fix itself.
The symptoms may come and go orchange some over the top over
(14:06):
time.
But the actual underlyingproblem.
Been hiding.
Those symptoms is still going toneed to be addressed.
Number two, the second thing youcan do.
Is manager stress.
I know people say this withoutactually telling you how to do
it, but there's actually quite alot of research and information
(14:28):
and helpful tips and resourcesout there for you now.
To do this, if you look wereally live in a time where a
lot of people wear busy-ness andstretch like stress, stress,
stress, like a badge of honorespecially women, you know, I do
think that this is changing andI love seeing the energy behind
a lot of people saying, no, likewe're not doing this anymore.
(14:49):
We're stopping.
Like, we're changing.
The dynamic and we're changingthe narrative on this.
Like, stress is good.
Things.
So it's great, but we're notthere yet.
Women tend to put our health andour needs on the back burner and
really, almost martyr ourselvesfor the sake of caring for
others, but it has to stop.
It just has to stop.
(15:09):
You can care deeply for othersand help meet their needs while
also meeting their own meetingyour own.
That's not selfish and itdoesn't have to be either, or it
can be both.
And.
Let me tell you if you're a mamagoing back to generational
health, your kids need to seeyou taking care of your own
(15:31):
health, because if they don'tsee that, if they see you
putting your health and yourneeds on the back burner
repeatedly, and your healthdeclining, what kind of mother
are they going to be?
Or what kind of father are theygoing to be?
They're going to recreate whatthey see and what they
experienced.
And I don't think that any of uswould wish or hope that our
children.
(15:52):
Ever disregard their own healthor don't take care of themselves
in the future.
So, what can you do to helpmaintain your stress and manage
your stress and prioritize yourhealth?
And I get it.
We're busy, you know, we've gota lot of demands on us, but
there are things you can do totake back a little bit of this
priority on yourself.
(16:12):
First, I'm going to just giveyou a few, just a few ideas to
get you started.
There's so many more.
Set and maintain healthyboundaries.
Spend time in nature, set yourpriorities and stick with them,
you know, decide what is apriority and what is not, and
make no without explanation, acommon word in your vocabulary.
And I should have said make nowithout explanation or apology,
(16:36):
a common word in yourvocabulary.
If it doesn't align with yourpriorities, it's a no, you know,
simple as that.
Breathe deeply laugh, bellylaugh, live fully.
All of this is so good for ourbodies.
Live in joy every day.
Create peace in and aroundyourself.
And that is serving your familyso well, too.
(16:58):
The third thing is feature good.
Tummy bugs.
You can not take a probioticevery day and continue living
the way you were living and hopefor the best.
You're good.
Tell me about eggs, thrive onthe same good things that you
thrive on.
So lots of colorful plant foods,aim to eat at least 30 different
plant foods every single week.
(17:19):
Chew your food really well,lower your stress.
Like we just talked about, getgood quality sleep.
Get vitamin D the sunshinevitamin and your good time you
bags will help.
Help with that too.
Take a look at what's in yourpersonal care products, what's
in your cleaning products,what's in your cookware.
How good is your water quality?
Like take a look at everythingthat is around your physical
(17:39):
body.
And also examine your thoughtsand your emotions.
These can have a huge impact onour physical health as fall.
If you have these negativethought loops.
Personal trauma that you haven'thealed and worked through that
you're allowing to stay in yourlife.
This has a physical effect onyou actually.
And maybe that will be anothergood episode.
(18:00):
In the future actually movementand exercise, move your body
every day.
If you really are like, thatsounds great.
I have no idea how to do any ofthis.
I don't know how they'reprioritize the staff.
Or maybe I feel like I'm doingall of these things and I'm
still struggling.
Got rehab is for you.
(18:21):
It is so much more than justfocused on reducing your gut
symptoms because as you.
can see today, it's allintertwined together.
Got rehab is really, yes, it isfocused on getting you feeling
better soon.
Reducing your gut symptoms.
That's why most people hire me.
But it's also really focused onsetting your body up to live as
(18:44):
brightly and vibrantly aspossible.
If that's something you'reinterested in, there's a link in
the show notes to go book a freecall with me.
Get set up on my calendar.
I can hear more about what'sgoing on with you.
I can.
Share more about how I work, myapproach, all of that.
If we're a great fit.
So go click that link.
(19:05):
Send me a message on Instagram.
If you have any questions orneed more information.
And I hope you guys all go out,pour your hearts out into
others, preserve and maintainyour own health so that you can
show up as your very best selfwe'll talk soon.
Thank you so much for listeningto the entire episode.
(19:26):
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action towards your healthgoals.
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(19:47):
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Symptoms are really your body'sway of trying to help itself and
(00:03):
repair any damage and protectitself.
And whenever you areexperiencing these symptoms,
that is a clue and an indicationto you, like.
Hey, my body is having to dosomething to try and fight
something off or protect itselfin some way.
It's your body's way of tellingyou that something's off and
that some action needs to betaken, and care needs to be
(00:24):
given.
Hey, everyone.
Welcome to The Nourished andThriving Show.
I'm your host, Katie Lovitt.
I'm a registered dietitian on amission to help you increase
your impact and legacy on theworld while healing your gut and
reducing your IBS symptoms.
I'm so grateful to have youhere.
Each week I'll inspire you tolive vibrantly and provide
(00:47):
valuable resources andinformation that empowers you to
take bold action towards yourhealth goals.
Before we dive in, make sure youfollow or subscribe to my show
wherever you're listening so younever miss an episode.
Ready?
Let's go! Welcome back guys.
You hear me say all the time,how important it is to have a
(01:11):
healthy.
The gut and a healthymicrobiome.
Hey guys.
Welcome back.
You hear me talk every week hereand.
Instagram and in my emails abouthow important it is to have a
good microbiome, good guthealth.
That healthy gut healthymicrobiome is foundational to
(01:32):
overall good health.
And you know that yes, I, 100%care about how you feel today.
But I also really, really careabout how you feel 30 years from
now.
And I honestly think that's moreimportant than how you feel
today.
Because what you're doing todayand the actions that you're
(01:54):
taking today are actuallysetting you up for how you're
going to feel and how you'regoing to be in your future.
I want you to have a highquality of life in your second
half of life.
Just like you have, hopefully inyour first.
The second half of your lifebeing healthy and independent in
all of that.
It's just something thathonestly, most Americans.
(02:17):
Most Americans don't have,especially as they get older
into the, you know, second halfof the second half of their
lives.
The last 25% of their lives.
Most Americans are just reallynot their best selves at that
point in their lives.
And it's so important and itdoesn't have to be that way.
If you've seen like the Netflixdocumentary about the blue zones
(02:40):
or study the blue zones, you seepeople living to a hundred and
beyond.
And still being an active partof their community, their family
living independently, gardening,all of that.
And that's possible for us to.
And more than just you and yourhealth.
I really want our futuregenerations to also have a high
(03:00):
quality of life.
Trauma stress, our microbiomes,all of that can be inherited and
passed down to futuregenerations.
Just the same as lifestyles andfood, knowledge and choices.
You know, both physically thosethings can be passed down to
future generations.
And also just subconsciouslythrough our environment, how our
(03:23):
kids' brains are developingbased on our actions, behaviors
perspectives on the world, aswell as actual.
Literal teaching how to cook andhow the meal plan and how to
care for our bodies.
All of those things impact thefuture generation and we have
the opportunity to make a hugeimpact here.
(03:44):
Yes.
Today on your life, like we'vetalked about with.
Reducing those gut symptoms andhelping you feel better.
But also in your future life andalso on the lives of future
generations.
So today I just wanted to gothrough what are the actual
benefits of having a healthymicrobiome?
Of course.
(04:05):
Yes.
Like having pure actual gutsymptoms, such as bloating,
reflux, constipation, diarrhea,all of that.
That's of course important.
But a lot of the time is women,especially.
We just power through.
And downplay those symptomsuntil our health, all of a
sudden comes to a screechinghalt and we're forced to deal
(04:26):
with the issue because we haveno other choice at that point.
So yes, while the symptoms andgetting rid of them can be very
motivating for some, sometimesit still isn't enough motivation
for us to prioritize our healththe way that we truly need to,
if we're not in that positionwhere we're just forced to do
(04:47):
something about it and takeaction.
Action.
Does that make sense?
So there's a really cool studythat is going to be really the
center of our conversationtoday.
It came out in 2021.
So a couple years old nowactually.
In nature metabolism, I'm goingto send the link to the study.
I'm going to put it in the shownotes.
So go take a look at that.
(05:08):
If you want to geek out on allthe science.
But it looked at the gutmicrobiome and multiple other
health and survival outcomesdata for 9,000 individuals.
So that's a pretty legit samplesize.
Like it's not like it's a 20person study or anything like
that.
9,000 individuals.
Is there looking at themicrobiomes of these people and
(05:31):
other health markers, survivaloutcomes, all of that, that
we're going to go to here in aminute.
So I'm going to just basicallyread a summary from NIH because
I felt like they did a reallygreat job of summing it up.
And I age has the nationalinstitutes of health.
So it says the healthierparticipants, blood tests with
(05:51):
more, the healthierparticipants, blood tests.
And by that they're saying.
The people who have more uniqueand diverse microbiomes.
Showed lower levels of LDLcholesterol, which is the
harmful type of cholesterol.
And higher levels of vitamin D,which vitamin D is the sunshine
vitamin.
We know it helps with immunity.
(06:13):
Bone health.
A lot of that stuff and mostpeople actually have, are low in
vitamin D.
And it also is associated withhigher.
More Bennett.
So it had lower bad, lower, badcholesterol, higher, good
vitamin D as well as morehelpful blood metabolites
(06:33):
produced by these gut microbes.
So.
We, I think a lot of the timethink of our good tummy bugs as
we only know what they do.
Right.
It's like, oh yeah, they'rethere.
And I need them to be good, butlike what else?
Well, they, yeah, they helpbreak down fiber and that's
their fuel, but they also aremaking vitamins for us.
And one of these metabolites orbyproducts of the gut microbes.
(06:59):
Is called tryptofan derived indoll.
Which has been shown to helpreduce inflammation and extend
lifespan in mouse studies.
If you've studied aging for verylong.
You know, the inflammation is ahuge driver of chronic disease
and aging, so cancerauto-immunity all of that is
really driven by inflammation.
(07:22):
People's whose so reading again,people whose gut microbiomes had
grown more unique with age, somore diversity in their
microbiome.
As they get older, we're alsoable to walk faster.
And had better overall mobilitythan their peers who showed less
GI microbes changes with age.
(07:44):
Plus those with less divertdiverse gut environments, use
more medications and listen tothis.
We're in nearly twice as likelyto die.
During the study period.
Holy cow.
So.
There's not a direct likerelationship or observation
(08:05):
between microbiome and lifespanor health span.
But goodness sakes, 9,000people, people with less diverse
gut environments.
We're on more medications andwe're nearly twice as likely to
die during the study period.
That's pretty groundbreaking,right?
Like who else is on a, likerunning board to go, like,
(08:26):
figure out how to diversifytheir gut microbiome.
Hopefully everyone listening.
This is a really, really big.
Cause I don't know of a singleperson that is like, yes, I want
to be on more medications as Iget older.
That's like nobody's goal.
Right?
Everyone wants to avoidmedications as much as possible.
Let's talk about the walkingspeed part for a minute, because
(08:48):
that may have just like glossedover for you.
So let me go back and rereadthis.
So people's whose gutmicrobiomes had grown more
unique with age were able towalk faster and had better all.
A better overall mobility thanpeers who showed less GI
microbes changes with age.
(09:09):
So loss of mobility is such anissue.
Whenever people get older, ifyou've ever watched a
grandparent or a parent or aloved one Hey age, you see that,
you know, whenever they startlosing that mobility.
Thanks get pretty serious.
It's pretty, pretty tough.
You know, it decreases theirindependence.
(09:29):
Increases their need of help.
Increases chances of going intoassisted living or nursing
homes.
Which according to the nationalcenter for assisted living in C
a L of those currently residingin an assisted living community.
34% of them will move to skillednursing facility due to
(09:50):
deteriorating health.
So they're needing more care.
And 30% of those in the assistedliving community will die.
So that's you know, 64% ofpeople in assisted living will
either move to higher levels ofcare or pass away in assisted
living.
The mortality rate ofindividuals moving into skilled
nursing facility.
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Of death within the first 12months is as high as 50 to 60%.
And it says the mortality rateis even higher in the first six
months.
So that was the rate for thefirst 12 months.
So it's like, 50 to 60% ofpeople moving into a skilled
nursing facility will die withinthe first year of being there.
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And it's just because they'relosing that independence, that
mobility.
All of that.
Walking speed has also beenstudied and directly correlated
with life expectancy.
So it's, it's subtle, like it'sreally small changes and not
necessarily something that youwould be able to notice a lot at
the time, but being able to walkquickly helps with coordination.
(10:53):
It helps, you know, with musclestrength, all of that, like all
of those factors go into howfast you can walk.
So it's a really good indicatorof how coordinated are you?
How rapid is your brainfunctioning?
How much strength and balance doyou have in your muscles?
So, It's really been directlycorrelated with life expectancy.
How many times also do you hearabout someone older losing their
(11:16):
balance?
You know, they were walking andthey just got.
You know, they lost theirbalance or they slipped and they
weren't, weren't strong enoughto catch themselves.
They broke a bone, they fell andbroke a hip that can be.
Life altering life changing for,you know, a lot of people it's
really, really important.
So the fact that someone with amore diverse gut microbiome is
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more mobile and able to walkfaster.
Is huge.
Huge you guys.
I hope I have like impress theimportance upon every single
listener today.
How important a diversemicrobiome is not just in
avoiding gut symptoms.
It's like we don't want to justavoid pain.
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We want to move towards pleasureand having a good pleasurable.
Life as we get older, depends onhaving good gut health.
Are you seeing the connectionshere?
So hopefully you're saying yes.
If not, please here.
Go back and relisten to thefirst half, maybe click on the
(12:19):
link in the show notes and readthe study for yourselves.
And maybe you'll be, you know,Had Vince that this is something
that is really worthy of yourtime and effort and attention.
So, okay.
If you are convinced and you'renot pausing and going back and
relisting to everything, I justsaid, reading all of the
research for yourself.
Let's let's talk about what dowe do?
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Okay, Katie, you've beat thisinto my head that I really need
to have a diverse, healthy,robust microbiome.
Oh, I know I do.
Well, I'm going to give youthree things that you can start
doing today right now.
First of all, listen to yoursymptoms.
I just saw a post from afunctional oncologist who I
really respect.
He said just to quote, hersymptoms are feedback for
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change, and this is so true, andthis is something I say in a
different way.
A lot of the time, I think.
I just quoted her becausesometimes hearing things in a
different way can be really,really powerful.
I say this a lot, you know, toyou guys, to have with, I try
and use analogies and stories inways that it makes more sense to
you guys, but symptoms are notjust there because your body
(13:23):
hates you or is rebellingagainst you.
Symptoms are really your body'sway of trying to help itself and
repair any damage and protectitself.
And whenever you areexperiencing these symptoms,
that is a clue and an indicationto you, like.
Hey, my body is having to dosomething to try and fight
something off or protect itselfin some way.
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It's your body's way of tellingyou that something's off and
that some action needs to betaken, taken, and care needs to
be given.
So if you're experiencingdigestive symptoms or other
symptoms throughout your body,Listen to them and take action
now.
It's not something that most ofthe time will fix itself.
The symptoms may come and go orchange some over the top over
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time.
But the actual underlyingproblem.
Been hiding.
Those symptoms is still going toneed to be addressed.
Number two, the second thing youcan do.
Is manager stress.
I know people say this withoutactually telling you how to do
it, but there's actually quite alot of research and information
(14:28):
and helpful tips and resourcesout there for you now.
To do this, if you look wereally live in a time where a
lot of people wear busy-ness andstretch like stress, stress,
stress, like a badge of honorespecially women, you know, I do
think that this is changing andI love seeing the energy behind
a lot of people saying, no, likewe're not doing this anymore.
(14:49):
We're stopping.
Like, we're changing.
The dynamic and we're changingthe narrative on this.
Like, stress is good.
Things.
So it's great, but we're notthere yet.
Women tend to put our health andour needs on the back burner and
really, almost martyr ourselvesfor the sake of caring for
others, but it has to stop.
It just has to stop.
(15:09):
You can care deeply for othersand help meet their needs while
also meeting their own meetingyour own.
That's not selfish and itdoesn't have to be either, or it
can be both.
And.
Let me tell you if you're a mamagoing back to generational
health, your kids need to seeyou taking care of your own
(15:31):
health, because if they don'tsee that, if they see you
putting your health and yourneeds on the back burner
repeatedly, and your healthdeclining, what kind of mother
are they going to be?
Or what kind of father are theygoing to be?
They're going to recreate whatthey see and what they
experienced.
And I don't think that any of uswould wish or hope that our
children.
(15:52):
Ever disregard their own healthor don't take care of themselves
in the future.
So, what can you do to helpmaintain your stress and manage
your stress and prioritize yourhealth?
And I get it.
We're busy, you know, we've gota lot of demands on us, but
there are things you can do totake back a little bit of this
priority on yourself.
(16:12):
First, I'm going to just giveyou a few, just a few ideas to
get you started.
There's so many more.
Set and maintain healthyboundaries.
Spend time in nature, set yourpriorities and stick with them,
you know, decide what is apriority and what is not, and
make no without explanation, acommon word in your vocabulary.
And I should have said make nowithout explanation or apology,
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a common word in yourvocabulary.
If it doesn't align with yourpriorities, it's a no, you know,
simple as that.
Breathe deeply laugh, bellylaugh, live fully.
All of this is so good for ourbodies.
Live in joy every day.
Create peace in and aroundyourself.
And that is serving your familyso well, too.
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The third thing is feature good.
Tummy bugs.
You can not take a probioticevery day and continue living
the way you were living and hopefor the best.
You're good.
Tell me about eggs, thrive onthe same good things that you
thrive on.
So lots of colorful plant foods,aim to eat at least 30 different
plant foods every single week.
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Chew your food really well,lower your stress.
Like we just talked about, getgood quality sleep.
Get vitamin D the sunshinevitamin and your good time you
bags will help.
Help with that too.
Take a look at what's in yourpersonal care products, what's
in your cleaning products,what's in your cookware.
How good is your water quality?
Like take a look at everythingthat is around your physical
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body.
And also examine your thoughtsand your emotions.
These can have a huge impact onour physical health as fall.
If you have these negativethought loops.
Personal trauma that you haven'thealed and worked through that
you're allowing to stay in yourlife.
This has a physical effect onyou actually.
And maybe that will be anothergood episode.
(18:00):
In the future actually movementand exercise, move your body
every day.
If you really are like, thatsounds great.
I have no idea how to do any ofthis.
I don't know how they'reprioritize the staff.
Or maybe I feel like I'm doingall of these things and I'm
still struggling.
Got rehab is for you.
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It is so much more than justfocused on reducing your gut
symptoms because as you.
can see today, it's allintertwined together.
Got rehab is really, yes, it isfocused on getting you feeling
better soon.
Reducing your gut symptoms.
That's why most people hire me.
But it's also really focused onsetting your body up to live as
(18:44):
brightly and vibrantly aspossible.
If that's something you'reinterested in, there's a link in
the show notes to go book a freecall with me.
Get set up on my calendar.
I can hear more about what'sgoing on with you.
I can.
Share more about how I work, myapproach, all of that.
If we're a great fit.
So go click that link.
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Send me a message on Instagram.
If you have any questions orneed more information.
And I hope you guys all go out,pour your hearts out into
others, preserve and maintainyour own health so that you can
show up as your very best selfwe'll talk soon.
Thank you so much for listeningto the entire episode.
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I hope you are feeling inspiredand empowered to take bold
action towards your healthgoals.
If you enjoy what you heard,don't forget to follow my show
so you never miss a new episode.
And it would mean the world tome, if you left me a review, so
others know what to expect frommy show.
Last, get in touch.
(19:47):
Let me know what bold actionyou're taking.
Let me know how you're inspired.
Follow me on Instagram@the_healthygut_dietitian.
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Come say hi, I respond to all mymessages and I can't wait to get
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