Step One: Mindfulness - Develop a Healthy Perspective

 

Establish healthy lifestyle habits, including a regular movement routine, a supportive environment and network, and trust in yourself and the process.

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Mindfulness is another word for self-awareness. The most important habit we can develop is being mindful of the foods we eat, the beverages we drink, the activities we engage in, our actions, thoughts, behaviors, and the people we hang with affect your gut and life. When you feel tempted to fall back into old habits, take a moment before choosing the things you know will do harm. If you give in to temptation, be aware and observe how you feel so you can connect how the above choices impact your health.

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Mindfulness is not something that happens automatically. It's like a light switch. We must turn it on. Be purposeful and intentional to practice being mindful will help you to stay focused on your health journey.

Your body knows how to correct itself… it wants to be healthy. But, with our days becoming more demanding, carving out moments of self-care can be difficult. So here's a friendly reminder to hit pause, take a step back, and re-center yourself. Get a health journal and answer the following questions to help you be more mindful of what you want to achieve.

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What does your current health look like? 

• What is your number one health challenge?

• How does your health challenge interfere with your life?

• How do you prioritize your health and fitness?

• How much water do you drink daily?

• How often do you move your bowels?

• What do you eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks?

• What whole food supplements do you take to support your gut health?

• Is the food you eat balanced with whole foods?

• What foods do you crave?

  • Sugar

  • Salt

  • Carbs

  • Caffeine

  • Alcohol

• Do you consume too many processed foods and junk foods?

• What would you like to see change?

 

Step Two: Eliminate Toxins

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The first step to recovery is identifying, cleansing, and eliminating the triggers/toxins creating the dis-ease in your experience that might have led to your gut issues.

Next, refer to the fake food list to help you determine the foods you should start to eliminate. The fake food list is part of The Mindful Gut Diet.

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Step Three: Nourish Your Body

 

Embrace a diet regimen filled with foods for a healthy gut - superfoods, micronutrition, and antioxidants that help rebuild the foundation minerals and elements required for proper body function, a robust immune system, and more.
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Adopt a healthy way of thinking about and eating food. Eat low-sugar fruits, lots of leafy green vegetables, clean protein, and some nuts and seeds. Try to eat a variety of foods to get different vitamins and minerals. Foods that naturally are nutrient-rich. If you are not gluten-intolerant or have celiac, enjoy whole grains. A diet that includes lots of nutrient-rich foods will reduce your risk for chronic digestive diseases.

 

Step Four: Repair Digestion

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It's impossible to overstate the importance of probiotics and plant-based food enzymes as part of your Digestive Issues treatment plan.

 

Probiotics will restore digestive health, repair and support the gut with the intestinal flora and maintain daily elimination.

 

Flooding your gut with probiotic bacteria is a crucial part of recovering your gut health and restoring your gut flora to a healthy balance.

 

Fermented foods can be a big help, too – they're rich in probiotic bacteria and are very easy to digest. But most of their bacteria are destroyed by stomach acid. 

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Enjoy meals again!

 

Many of the foods we consume are cooked, processed, and often reheated, diminishing the digestion and absorption of needed micronutrients. 

 

Processing and cooking destroy nearly all of the enzymes that are naturally present in food. So to make the most out of what we eat, plant-based enzymes unlock the nutrition potential in all foods and release micronutrients from a wide range of foods.

 

Taking a good probiotic and plant-based enzyme supplement will give your microbiome and immune system the boost that it needs.When you buy a probiotic supplement, make sure that it will deliver its bacteria to your gut. Unfortunately, most commercial probiotics are a waste of money – they only deliver around 4% of their bacteria past stomach acid.

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