
Gut Formula
Your gut controls your mood and houses most of your immune system. You’re on the path to optimal wellness and you’ve thought of everything: healthy nutrition, check; vitamins, check; sleeping 8 hours each night, check; reducing stress, check; working out, check. Sounds like a great plan! The only thing you might not have considered is your gut. We’re not talking about what may or may not be hanging over your belt. We’re talking about your gastrointestinal tract (we’ll just call it the gut for short). In a nutshell, the gut is the long tube that starts at the mouth, runs through the stomach and intestines and stops at the end of the line. The gut processes and converts certain foods and liquids we ingest into energy, absorbs vital nutrients and gets rid of any waste. It communicates with the brain through nerves and hormones to support overall wellness. Eating right is a great way to help ensure you maintain proper gut health and minimize some of those occasional not-so-enjoyable feelin