Healthy gut healthy periods

A healthy period is linked to healthy digestion, you cannot have a healthy period until you have a healthy gut.

Healthy gut bacteria or the gut microbiome affects your hormone health. Dysbiosis of the gut is the imbalance of good bacteria and bad bacteria, this can affect your nervous system, thyroid function and impair estrogen metabolism.

Estrogen metabolism is essential for healthy periods and to prevent estrogen dominant cancers.

Tips for a healthy gut and to support liver detoxification.

- Eat a diet which contains a variety of fruits and vegetables, these foods will feed your gut bacteria.

- Reduce stress, stress affects your digestion by increasing gut permeability. When the gut is "leaky" the bacteria and toxins can enter the bloodstream which may cause widespread inflammation and possibly trigger a reaction from the immune system. Supposed symptoms of leaky gut syndrome include bloating, food sensitivities, fatigue, digestive issues and skin problems.

- Reduce processed foods.

- Get enough sleep, inadequate sleep can lead to dysbiosis of the gut.

- Consider a probiotic supplement.

- Avoid high sugar foods as this can feed bad bacteria in the gut.

- Poo everyday, this is essential for eliminating toxins and estrogen.

- Support the liver with cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, kale and brussel sprouts.

- Eat plenty of leafy greens.

- Drink dandelion tea, this tea is great support for liver detoxification.

- Drink 8 glasses of water a day.

- Reduce alcohol and coffee intake, these are liver loaders which can put stress on the liver.

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