Maybe you are thinking about it all wrong?

I know I did when I was miserable with bloat, gas and lots of abdominal cramping.  I was taking tons of probiotics, drinking apple cider vinegar, eating fermented foods...all the stuff I read on google that is supposed to help...and nothing worked. 

It’s easy to underestimate the power sleep and stress play into our gut heal...it's equally as important as the foods you are eating.  At the lowest point in my gut health journey...where I was feeling at my very worst...I was over exercising, getting less sleep so I could be more productive and was extremely stressed with a whole lot of stress in my life. 

Sleep and stress reduction are half the battle with gut healing.  YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN.  Over exercising, eating less, doing more...will not help you heal.  The key to gut healing is to sleep more, stress less...slow down and care for your body.  Treat it like gold… with love, kindness and respect. 

I took up yoga, learned to meditate, practiced gratitude journaling daily...and my guts began to calm down. Even to this day, stress is the biggest factor for my gut health.  We can control our food choices all day long but if we do not recognize that sleep and stress are a major factor...you cannot properly heal. 

Shannon : )