Paula Youmell, RN Registered Nurse, Natural Health Educator, Author
Healthy Gut Flora = Healthy Human
Promoting healthy gut flora is common knowledge among holistic healers and becoming more a part of mainstream thinking. The gut and the gut’s flora is the seat of nutrient synthesis, healthy immunity, healthy nervous system function, and ultimately healthy human bodies! A healthy gut is comprised of: 1. A well-functioning digestive tract with adequate levels of digestive enzymes and acids. 2. Healthy lining throughout the entire digestive tract. The digestive tract lining is the surface membrane on the interior walls of your digestive tract organs. 3. Balance of healthy micro-organisms throughout the entire digestive tract. 4. Daily, healthy bowel movements without strain or pain. Healthy gut micro-organisms help to create and maintain the bodies various immune cells and keeps the immune system balanced. 80-85% of our immunity is located in the gut wall. It just makes good sense to maintain healthy gut flora! Our gut flora helps to:
digest food so we can absorb and use nutrients, manufacture nutrients necessary for health and life, maintain healthy bowel function to avoid constipation or diarrhea, prevent digestive tract symptoms and illnesses, prevent invasion by pathogenic organisms, neutralize toxic substances, maintain a healthy nervous system (think about the saying “gut feeling”), and many, many more crucial functions in the human body. Healthy gut flora is essential to and synonymous with good health.