Find yourself struggling with bloat, fatigue, gas, belching, indigestion, weight gain and acid reflux?
👉🏼Here’s what I can tell you, if you have digestive issues, you’ll have hormonal issues. They both just go hand and hand and I can guarantee, if you’re gut is off, your hormones (including your thyroid) are taking a massive hit.
If you’ve been dealing with gut issues for a while and you’re not getting relief with proper nutrition, hydration, sleep, stress management, probiotics (not just pills) and enough fiber, maybe it’s time to dig a bit deeper 💫. Sure, bloating is normal after meals but not to the point where you feel 9 months pregnant at the end of the day. Your digestion should kick in, absorb your food and you carry on with your day.
However, nowadays women are suffering more than ever.
- Cramping
- Bloating
- Fatigue
- Insomnia
- Breakouts
- Sugar Cravings
- Acne
- Weight Gain
- Estrogen Dominance
And the list goes on.
While you can try digestive enzymes, ACV, probiotics and fermented foods, sometimes those things just don’t cut it, you need more of an intervention.
Here are 5 common digestive issues I see with my clients.
💠Food Intolerances: Remember, food allergies and food intolerances are 2 totally different things. Allergy you notice right away (swelling of throat, rashes, etc.) an intolerance is delayed (can take 30 minutes to 3 days). The best way to know? Do an elimination diet where you cut out certain foods for a certain amount of time.
💠Parasites: Parasites are often overlooked when it comes to digestive problems. Traveled overseas within the last few years? Dealing with chronic digestive, skin, and mental health issues? Did you know 30% of us are hosts to parasites? Crazy right? You can even get them from sushi.
💠Low Stomach Acid: Had/have an eating disorder? You might have low stomach acid. Most docs give you anti-acid meds but the root issue is low stomach acid, not excessive stomach acid. Your stomach acid is essential in breaking down nutrients and absorption of trace minerals: copper, mag, calcium, zinc, selenium, B’s, etc. Many women I work with don’t absorb their nutrients because of low SA, and possible candida. I cover how to test for stomach acid in my hormone reset program. You can join the waitlist here.
💠Candida: This one is a bitch. Candida strands are normal in the body (yeast) but too much is a problem. Candida = brain fog, sugar cravings, thrush, digestive issues, etc. Estrogen dominance can fuel candida if you have a weak immune system, and can creep in if your system is struggling to digest food (eggs, gluten and dairy). Just pay attention to your symptoms, if you’re itching your butthole a lot (ha, yes), have a white coated tongue, feel fatigued and bloated a lot you might have candida. Over 80% of my female clients have Candida. And just so you know, you cannot heal it from diet alone, there are supplements and sometimes medications involved too.
Here’s a quick Candida Test You Can Do From Home
Here’s how it works: Do not eat any dairy 2 days before you do the test. Place a glass of water next to your bed before you go to sleep. When you wake up and before you eat, drink or brush your teeth, build up a large spit ball in your mouth and spit into the glass.
Wait about 20 minutes and what do you see? If your saliva develops “legs”, suspends cloudy specks or sinks to the bottom you might have Candida.
The longer the legs, and the faster the saliva sinks to the bottom of the glass the higher amount of yeast you have in your system.
Are you new to my list? If so, hang tight because you’ll get another email from me in the next 10 minutes or so sharing a bit more about my story and how I’ve helped hundreds of women like you go from surviving to thriving and balancing their hormones for good!
💠SIBO: (Small intestine bacteria overgrowth) is a vast topic on its own and are incredibly difficult to fully heal, the relapse rate is 85%. You can heal SIBO with a skilled practitioner with herbal or pharmacy antibiotics but it’s still not a guarantee.
✅Wanna learn more and go live with a functional medicine doctor on how your gut influences your weight, hair and hormones? We’re going to cover why you’re tired, stressed and crabby in my Hormone Reset Program. Make sure to get on the waitlist to grab your spot. Spots are limited!
