LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR BETTER GUT HEALTH
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More than Probiotics
Our unique Symbio® fermentation process activates foods and herbs into their superior form through diverse strains that the body recognizes and utilises to a maximum therapeutic effect.
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here can be many reasons why our gut might function at a less than optimal level. It can be compromised by a poor diet, such as one including too much sugar, for example, or processed foods. Food sensitivities, such as those to gluten or dairy, can be both a cause and result of an unhealthy balance of the good and bad bacteria that exist in everyone’s digestive tract. Collectively, these are known as the microbiome. Stress can also take its toll, as can outside toxins like pollution. These factors can lead to painful and debilitating conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, (IBS), Leaky Gut, ulcers, and more. As if these conditions weren’t unpleasant enough on their own, also compromise our immunity, making us more susceptible to illness. The gut influences many of our bodily systems. Mood, memory, appetite, energy, and more depend on a healthy gut to function at an optimal level. Living Alchemy has many products geared to the health and well-being of the gut. By addressing the health and balance of the microflora in the digestive system, they ensure that conditions are favorable in terms of healing and continued health. It all starts with Kefi-Soy, a unique Kefir-Kombucha fermentation of organic soy, combining thirty five strains strains of micro-organisms to form a complete living ecosystem. To this is added,
in the case of Terrain, soothing ingredients like aloe vera, slippery elm, and marshmallow root. This is allowed to ferment for a month, then freeze dried to remove water and preserve the nutrients and bacteria. This makes all the ingredients more potent and accessible. They all work together to soothe the troubled lining of stomach and intestinal lining, healing and protecting, and restoring them to optimal health and functioning. So the stomach and intestines are healing, pain is reduced, gut permeability is lessened, and the microbiome is populating nicely with beneficial bacteria. Other systems which depend on good gut health, such as mood, memory, energy, and weight regulation are functioning at a higher level. The immune system is once again able to ward off foreign and contagious pathogens. Without painful and debilitating stomach ailments, the world can truly seem like a better place. Terrain and other helpful supplements can be found at Lynn’s Vitamin Gallery, or other quality health food stores.
