TRUST your GUT

“THERE ARE RECEPTORS TO THESE MOLECULES IN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM, IN YOUR GUT AND IN YOUR HEART.SO WHEN YOU SAY, ‘I HAVE A GUT FEELING’ OR ‘MY HEART IS SAD’ OR ‘I AM BURSTING WITH JOY’, YOU’RE NOT SPEAKING METAPHORICALLY. YOU’RE SPEAKING LITERALLY.”
– Deepak Chopra

Research has placed a spotlight on gut health in recent years, emphasising its importance in our overall health and wellbeing. However, do we really understand why our gut has such a large impact on the rest of our body?

Nutrition expert Madaleine Helm shares her insights.

“Everything you eat and drink passes through your gut. About 90% of what you eat is assimilated in the small intestine. Without proper gut function, you feel sluggish, you feel bloated, and you’re probably more likely to be constipated,” she explains.

But the complications don’t end here. “Gut health is extremely