03/25/2025
🌷 Spring has sprung but so have your allergy symptoms! 🤧 Could your allergic reactions be related to imbalances in your gut microbiome? 🦠
If your gastrointestinal (GI) tract is irritated or inflamed 🔥, this can impact the health of the mucosa and immune system. Did you know that about 70% of your immune system cells exist in your gastrointestinal tract? An overactive immune system can WORSEN allergy symptoms.
A key STRESS on the GI system is a bacteria IMBALANCE. 😡
Just like a garden, what you feed grows. You need a mix of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, yeast) in an appropriate balance ⚖️ to thrive but opportunistic organisms can overgrow if they get fed preferentially.
This can lead to imbalances and symptoms. 🤕 For me, this looked like excess mucous, sinus congestion, headaches, post nasal drip, …
For years, I used to survive on prescription nasal spray (which gave me nose bleeds) and over the counter decongestants to help me breathe and sleep. Now I’m medication free and look forward to the changing seasons!
💡 WHAT CAN YOU DO? 🌱 Start by choosing MORE whole, nutrient dense foods with lots of fibre. Choose LESS processed foods that are higher in sugar and unhealthy fats. Curious what this looks like in practice? 🧐
👉🏻 I like to refer to these spectrums of foods (carbohydrates, fats, and protein) from Precision Nutrition when I’m looking to shift to a little better choice than where I’m currently at. 🙂
💌 Message me if you would like a more comprehensive list, or if you have questions on how to apply this for you.