Welcome to the

Peak Revival Podcast.

My name is Vesna.

Today I'm gonna talk

about the gut fix that

help my client feel happy

and confident again.

Normally when we think

of being an emotional

rollercoaster or sad, happy,

angry, irritable, frustrated,

whatever it is, moody, right?

We look to the things around

us that are going on, but

there is a big possibility.

Often than it is of what's

happening inside the body.

And so this is kind of where

I try to point everyone

in that direction because

while we can't change what's

happening in our world all the

time, we can make significant

changes to the way that

we handle those stresses.

And one of the things that

we look at is gut health

because our gut and our brain

are connected by the vagus

nerve, Which is this two-way

information superhighway.

So information is going

from the gut to the

brain and vice versa.

And you would've noticed

this connection, right?

If you've ever been

nervous before an exam or

nervous before doing public

speaking, or had butterflies

in your tummy, right?

That nervous tummy

butterflies, that is that

connection, in action.

research has also shown a

lot of evidence to point

to the microbes in our gut

influence, our happy brain

chemistry and their ability

to soothe our anxiety help

with our concentration.

And so there's this link that

what's happening in the gut is

also happening in the brain.

So if you've ever heard the

term brain on fire, if the

gut's inflamed, the brain will

be as well and quite often.

I would have to be honest

and say a lot of my clients

don't realise that they

have gut problems because

it can be asymptomatic.

Some of them come in with

bloating and distension and

all sorts of discomfort, but

then some have nothing yet.

They still have gut issues.

I. So this client of mine

before she started the gut

repair, so, and I'm gonna

go through the process.

So a lot of what we

do is first of all,

reduce stress hormones.

But anyway, before she came

in, she said she didn't

really notice that her moods

were so up and down like

she did, but not to the.

Stent that they were.

But what she really noticed

was afterwards when she felt

really kind of level and happy

and confident, and emotionally

regulated and stable, right?

And what she said was, I've

no longer gone from this

place of feeling, you know,

happy, sad, irritable,

angry, calm, annoyed.

up and down through all

these emotions all day

long, which is exhausting.

And she found by

doing the gut repair,

she couldn't believe how

much her moods were stable.

And that's not really a

surprise with what I've

just mentioned, right?

The gut and brain

are connected.

The microbes in our gut

influence our brain chemistry.

In fact, they say most

of our serotonin is

produced in our gut.

That's our happy brain hormone

or chemistry, biochemical, and

that's produced in our gut.

So When we are looking at

anxiety or we are looking at,

depression or low moods or

a DD or brain fog, anything

that that's affecting the

head and concentration

and mood, we also have to

look at the gut because it

is such a mood disruptor

because of our microbiome

can be altered, which will

start to affect our mood.

So what disrupts the gut?

What is disrupting

the microbiome?

So like a lot of my work,

women are stressed, right?

And so they're stressed,

they're exhausted.

And normally when you are

stressed and anxious, you're

going for the things that

will give you the immediate

kind of hit for energy.

Or to chill out, to

make you feel better.

Right?

And so it can be poor food

choices, fast food, fried

foods, takeaway food.

It can be alcohol, it can be

caffeine, it can be sugary

things, processed foods.

So the poor diet is going to

disrupt the microbes in the

gut, the good microbiome,

but also the stress

and the stress hormones

will start to change the

environment inside the gut.

So when we're looking at

dietary changes, we're

looking at, the research has

found like high fat and high

protein diets, sorry to anyone

doing keto or carnivore.

But, um, those diets

have been shown to really

alter the, the microbiome

quite quickly as well.

So really lowering

the good bacteria.

And then we get

chemicals from our food.

We get pesticides, we get

GMO, we even get it in

our cleaning products and

in our beauty products.

All of that disrupts

the microbiome.

And then we have medication,

antibiotics, probably the.

Worst one to assault

the microbiome.

Okay.

Really creates

significant changes.

Sometimes some species can

become extinct altogether.

So really be cautious

of how often you're

having antibiotics.

But you're looking

at nonsteroidal

anti-inflammatories.

You're looking at proton

pump inhibitors, like

people with stomach issues,

metformin and statins.

Okay?

So they will also

alter the microbiome.

Okay.

So like I said, any kind of

mental health stuff, feeling

emotional dysregulation, a

d, D, brain fog, depression,

low moods, anxiety.

You want to address the gut

because there can be an

imbalance, microbiome, there

could be dysbiosis, there

could be sibo, there could

be candida, there could be

a bunch of stuff going on.

So I really wanna walk

through what did my client

do and what can you do?

If you are hearing

this and you think.

This is probably something

I've not tried before.

This is probably something

I've not looked at.

I've tried all this behavioral

stuff and positive thinking

and not getting so caught

up, but actually I haven't

looked at my gut health.

So this one's an

important one.

So, like I said, I include

this in all of my programs.

So even if a client is not

showing gut symptoms, if

they've had a period of

stress over three months

and they're starting to

feel tired and anxious, I

will always do a gut repair.

I mean, I recommend

to do a gut repair

once or twice a year.

And the reason being.

Because we have all these

factors that disrupt the

gut, the chemicals, the

stress, the foods, right.

They start to break

down the microbiome.

So it's really good to keep

that in check by making sure

that you do a gut repair.

So regardless of where

they're at, I will take

them through this process.

So the first thing

that we do is reduce.

Or rebalance the cortisol

because cortisol has

this affinity for the gut

and the stress hormones.

Noradrenaline has an effect

on the gut, and if we don't

lower those or balance those,

it's going to create more

damage to the gut and more

inflammation while we're

trying to do the repair.

So we're not, we're not

really getting anywhere.

Okay.

So that's the first thing.

Then we move on to gut repair,

and we're really looking at

number one, stomach health.

So we're looking at

the gastric juices.

Is there enough acids?

Is there enough enzymes in

there to digest the food?

So it's not sitting

in the gut too long.

Fermenting, okay,

putting pressure on the

esophageal sphincter.

Uh, we should get good.

Okay?

So just get esophageal reflux,

but it also means that you're

not breaking down your food

correctly and it's going to

start disrupting That delicate

balance further down, right?

So then we wanna look

at gut wall integrity.

So if we balance the pH and

the enzymes and the pancreatic

enzymes and the gastric

juices, we wanna start to look

at wall integrity because.

If you've heard the

term, leaky gut.

Leaky gut, when that happens

is these tight junctions

in our gut become loose and

things are passing through,

which shouldn't get through.

And just around our gut, we

have our immune system, right?

And that.

Recognize that things

are getting through,

which shouldn't start an

immune response attack.

It start inflammation.

That inflammation becomes

systemic inflammation,

including the brain.

Okay?

And so we wanna make sure

that the gut health is

good, and you can look

at things like, glutamine

and zinc are important for

improving gut wall health and

healing, leaky gut as well.

The other thing that you could

do if you wanted to do further

analysis is do CDSA, which

is a comprehensive digestive

stool analysis, because what

that will help to do is have

a look at digestive enzymes

or digestive absorption,

any kind of pathogens or

bad bacteria in there, and

your gut flora balance.

The dietary changes that you

want to make is keeping your

diet as clean and whole food

as possible, organic where

you can, because you wanna

remove those chemicals which

are also harsh on the gut.

You wanna make sure that

your macros are balanced,

protein, fats and carbs,

and you want to even look

at adding some prebiotic

foods into your diet.

Things that produce, a

substance called butyrate,

which actually feeds the

good bacteria and things like

resistant starch will do that.

The other thing that I

also add is liver support

after I do a gut repair.

And the reason being is

that it's kind of like this

domino effect when the gut is

compromised, it creates a lot

more, toxicity and byproducts

and fermentation inflammation,

a lot more toxicity that

goes then to the liver.

And then after a

time, if that's been

going on for a while.

The liver is under strain.

Okay?

And so it's really important

to that you do the gut

repair and then the liver

detox, the liver repair,

following that, okay?

To make sure that everything

is in sync and working well.

And then finally the

last thing I would

add is probiotics.

So you, you could do

probiotics through food,

but in my program, because I

don't recommend dairy during

this phase, we wanna remove

all the inflammatory foods.

What I do recommend is

a probiotic supplement.

Now there is so

many different.

Species out there

of probiotics.

you basically have just

as many different types

of probiotics as you

do herbal medicines.

And so depending on where

you're at and what you

need becomes that dictates

which one that you need.

Okay.

But a good baseline probiotic

in a supplement would be a

great way to start, know,

restoring that microbiome

and reinoculating your gut

with some of that microbiome.

Okay, so while that seems

kind of like multi-step,

we do it in seven to

10 days in my program.

We keep it really simple

and we do encourage people

to repeat the process every

year, once a year, twice

a year, following up with

the liver repair as well.

Okay, so this is not

something that you looked at.

Just know that there is

so much you can do by

improving gut health.

I've seen people's

personalities change through

long-term gut support,

and I'm not exaggerating.

Okay?

So the gut is

really important.

I remember when I first

started studying naturopathy,

they said, you know, it was

always taught the gut, is

where all disease begins.

Okay?

And through my work

I've seen it's more

than just the gut, okay?

But we know that

the gut is truly.

One of the foundations

of health, so leave me a

comment below and let me

know what stood out for you.