• Digestive Health

Gut Health Nutritionist

If you are experiencing bloating, flatulence, changes in bowel habits, heartburn, acid reflux… these are all signs of an unhappy gut microbiome.

I regularly work with clients empowering them with knowledge and information to help identify their individual gut issues and understand how they can restore and maintain good digestive health.

About the Gut Microbiome

Our gut microbiome is made of billions of microscopic bacteria many of which play a significant role in our digestive system. Keeping these bacteria balanced, ensuring we have optimal levels of commensal ie good bacteria and reducing problematic bacteria ie bad bacteria, helps maintain a digestive system free from common complaints / symptoms such as bloating, flatulence, constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, infection and more…

The bacteria in our gut microbiome can be described in simple terms as commensal (helpfu) and non commensal (unhelpful).

Commensal bacteria help us to break down and digest our food, convert dietary fibre into short chain fatty acids which are nutritionally important for keeping our gut lining healthy, create a physical barrier in order that harmful substances do not enter our bloodstream and also suppress bad bacteria by taking up their space as well as secreting natural anti-biotics.

Non commensal bacteria can cause stomach gas and make us bloated, may cause diarrhoea so that we don’t absorb important vitamins and minerals, can cause stomach infections and make our stomach lining more permeable so that harmful substances enter our blood stream thus leading to increased food sensitivity, changes in bowel habits as well as low energy.

Our guts are constantly bombarded with an increasing array of foods, additives, chemicals, hormones all of which it has to digest, absorb and eliminate. So keeping our digestive tract and our gut microbiome in optimum health is vital for our digestive health.

How I can help you restore gut health

Clients initially fill in a health questionnaire which includes a 3 day food and lifestyle diary to help me identify what the underlying causes of your digestive symptoms may be.

Often there is a trigger which may have disturbed the balance of your gut microbiome which if not corrected, can lead to a worsening of your symptoms as your gut microbiome and possibly gut lining are further compromised.

Ongoing digestive symptoms can have a significant and often debilitating impact on our daily lives and I can help explain why you are experiencing them as well as motivate and empower you to make the relevant changes to resolve them.

Using diet to improve gut health

The food we eat on a daily basis has a significant impact on the health of our gut microbiome.

I’ll guide you through food elimination programmes such as gluten and dairy, FODMAP, Paleo and other bespoke dietary plans to rebalance your gut health.

I also include as appropriate for each individual client general dietary recommendations to support digestive health which include:

• Daily consumption of Prebiotic & Probiotic foods.
• Glutamine food sources to help repair and strengthen cells of the gut lining.
• Sources of fibre which are important for the production of short chain fatty acids which have anti -inflammatory effects in our gut.
• Eating a wide variety of foods to support a healthy balance of gut bacteria.

Adapting your lifestyle to improve gut health

Research has shown that both our diet and lifestyle have a major influence on the health of our gut microbiome. We are now living our lives at an increasingly frenetic pace, food often bought and not made at home and worse, eaten whilst on the move, all of which leads to an increasing number of individuals experiencing some form of digestive symptoms.

I review not only clients’ dietary habits but also their lifestyles in order to make recommendations to restore and maintain gut health.

We will typically work on areas like:

• Optimising hydration
• Mindful Eating
• Stress Management
• Exercise & Massage to support health digestive flow

Analysis using stool testing

Stool Tests provide an accurate and detailed analysis of gut bacteria by function, disproportionate levels of commensal and non-commensal bacteria, detect infections, parasites, inflammation, gut immunity and presence of leaky gut (increased intestinal permeability).

Analysis of stool test results offers clients the opportunity to more quickly resolve digestive symptoms and restore balance by providing a wealth of information on their individual gut microbiome which can then be developed into focused individual recommendations to ensure a speedy return to optimal gut health.

Supplements for Gut Health

Supplements to restore digestive balance can be very effective especially where there is a long history of antibiotic, anti -acid or other medication use or, where lifestyle, genetic predisposition or other individual health history may have compromised digestive health and balance.

There are a wealth of natural supplements to support optimal digestion and as a Functional Medicine practitioner I am able to recommend the most appropriate supplementation protocol to support your digestion and overall health and wellbeing.

I feel like a new person
Angela has helped me so much in just one session. She is such a lovely person and has a wealth of knowledge. I didn’t think I’d ever be able to feel nice after eating and all the tests I’d had previously didn’t yield any results. I feel like a new person, I have so much more energy now too. I cannot reccomend Angela enough!
Amazing results
I completed questionnaires & food diary, which was an eye opener. Angela’s recommendation to change my diet, more vegetables, fruit, oily fish etc, all clearly printed on personal charts etc & supplements to aid mood, gut health & well being. I religiously followed instructions & have Been amazed at the results.
Forever grateful
After suffering with acid reflux and stomach / digestive issues for almost 2 years, and countless GP appointments with no end result I was feeling pretty low and at a loss as to where to turn. I was recommended Angela and after only 4 weeks almost all of my symptoms had either disappeared or reduced dramatically.
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