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I'm often asked what I think about a gut cleanse, so in this episode I talk about what I mean by a gut cleanse and that it requires various components and a little patience. Simply swallowing products will not get you there. Among other things, you can find out:
Today I would like to shed some light on the topic of "intestinal cleansing". You hear different thingsin this regard, anddifferent peopledon't necessarily understand the same thing by intestinal cleansing. Some peoplethink of it as colonic irrigation- colon hydrotherapy - where the bowelis literallyflushed.
Others think of it as taking certain products such as healing clay, psyllium husks or similar.Today I will explain whatwhat I What I mean by a gut cleanse: In my view, a gut cleanse is a comprehensive strategy tobring the gut back into balance, to help it to help itself.The is something,that cannot beachievedwith justonemeasure, but requires various components. I will listthesebelow.
The aim of a gut cleanse is to make the gut functional again. That's why you first need toclarify why you want to do it in the first place. There are various reasons for this. Some people simply say: "I want to do something good for myself!", but in my opinion this is not enough to give them the motivation to stick with it for a long time.
What many people don't realize at first glance is that colon cleansing is a process that can take three to six months, sometimes even longer. Itpartly depends on the symptoms someone has.If there is no good reason, then you will find itdifficult to actuallystick with it, which is whyit is so important toclarify why you want to do a bowel cleansein the first place.
Sufferingis oftenthe greatestmotivation:the greater the suffering, the more willing someone is to make long-term changes, whether to their diet, lifestyle or something else. By suffering, I mean, for example, if you are constantly tired, if you are susceptible to illness, if you have a skin problem, if you have chronic inflammation.
All of today's modern civilization diseases always have an inflammatory basis, whether it's hay fever or osteoarthritis or something similar. Such diseases almost always have something todo with inflammation, and then you can assume that inflammation is also present in the gut. That's why it definitely makes sense to think about the gut at and have a intestinal cleansing.
It is also important that you think carefullybefore you start:
Possible answers could be:"I want to have more energy" or"I want to be a good role model".
But thesemotivations canalso bequestioned again in order to really get to the heart of the matter: What do you actually want to achieve? For some, it might be a promotion or recognition from their boss; for others, it might be more freedom, because if you are constantly tired or in a depressed mood, this limits your freedom. Even if you have mood swings, a gut cleanse is definitely worthwhile.
You can'tlivea self-determined life if you are held back by your body because you are often too tired in the evening to learn anything new. Instead, you just sit down in front of the TV or go to bed, maybe fall asleep very early,and so on.
These are all things that prevent you from living your life to the full. I've already talked about this in other episodes. A suitable episode that you could listen to when it comes to the topic of "Identity" and "Who do I want to be?"would be episode 50. listento this episode with pleasure to.
Only start the intestinal cleanse when you have clarified the motivationclarified for it.
The next step, which in my opinion is an essential part of a gut cleanse andwhich many people don't even think about, is the topic of"nutrition".Now you might be thinking:"Yes, logically, if I want to do something for my gut, thenmy diet definitelyhas something to dowith it", but for many people it'snotthat logical.
They would prefer to swallow some kind of product,suchaspsyllium or something similar, and then their digestion will be okay again. But that's not how it works, because the gut naturally reacts to the nutrients it receives, and if you constantly eat things thatpromote inflammation orpromote a permeable intestinal mucosa,for example, then your gut won't be helped. You canswallowas manyproducts as you like.
I keep hearing people say:"I've takenprobiotics and still my digestion hasn't improved." It can't get better if you don't include all the other components I'm talking about today. Takingprobiotics or flushing the bowel may be useful in some cases, but not in others.If youdon't also change your diet, then your gut won 't be helped in the long term.
I don't want to go into detailin this episode, what the diet should look like, but as Ihave already mentioned several times in the podcast: It is fundamentally important for the gut, naturale food to you: Vegetables, fruit, plus a good proteincomponent, a good fat..., and that's actually almost the most important thing. Cooking fresh, cooking yourself, there's almost no getting around it.
Another thing you canperhaps sayabout guthealth, which many people don't consider, is not to eat too much raw food and of course to simply leave out things like sugar and alcohol. Anything that promotes inflammation and causes stress in the gut,anythingthat causes stress in our metabolism - and that includes sugar - I wouldreally givethata miss.
The frequency of meals isalsoimportant for the gut, i.e. eating only three or even two times a day. There are people who onlyeat twice a dayand dovery, very well. However, it is important totake longer breaks between meals. I've also talked about this several times here in the podcast. For me,this is also part of a gut cleanse.
The next stepis the intake of probiotics and prebiotics.Probiotics are good bacteria for the gut, and these good bacteria act as a"transitional aid", so to speak, so that the gut regains anideal environment with which it can helpitself.Thisis not about build up intestinal flora in the sense that the body can do this itself.
We have also talked about the topic of pro- and prebiotics. By"we" I meanmy interview with my husband, Roman, in which I asked him numerous questions about this.That was in episode 59, so if you want to find out more, I would highly recommend listening to that episode too.
Probiotics are of courseavailable as a product.You should make sureyouchoosea good product. If you've been listening here for a while,you'll know that we workwith products from ArktisBioPharma. My husband is the representative of this company - a German company - in Switzerland. You can find really great products there that are also very well tolerated. We recommend powder form rather than capsule form.
At the beginning of an intestinal cleanse, you can also work very well with a fermented drink. The Arctic offers"Herbal". This is definitely asuitable remedyfor the beginning, but always in combination with a change in diet.
If you don't want to buy products, you can of course also ferment themyourself.This involves mixing food with salt and water andleaving it to stand. You may know this from sauerkraut, but you can also do it with carrots, zucchinis andalmost any vegetable. I have already written a Podcast episode (episode 12) made.
Fermented foods can also bebought ready-made. However, it is very, very important that you buy a naturally fermented product that has not been pasteurized. Inotherwords: raw food quality.This seems to contradictmy rule"don't eat too much raw food", but fermented foods always havetheplantcellwalls already pre-splitand are therefore easier to digest.
What's more, you don't consume huge quantities. Many people don't like the taste of sauerkraut, but you don't have to take huge amounts; just a forkful is enough. You can mix it with cooked vegetables, for example. Then you hardly notice the taste, it just tastes slightly sour. Fermented food is really wonderfully refreshing when mixed with vegetables and tastes absolutely fine. A forkful a day is not that much.
What other products do I recommend?
A good prebiotic is definitely part of an intestinal cleanse. Prebiotics are dietary fibers that feed the good bacteria. They are often forgotten, but they are also found in natural foods. For example in onions or Jerusalem artichokes, foods that many people don't eat very often. However, when it comes to intestinal cleansing, if you already have intestinal problems and have perhaps hadthem for some time, I would recommend taking a product.
We recommend acacia fiber. It has been found that acacia fiber does not cause any side effects , for example flatulence. There are other prebioticsto which many people react with flatulence, but wehave not yetexperiencedthis with acacia fiber.Therefore I would recommends that you take acacia fiberfor three months as part of a bowel cleanse - and alsoaprobiotic for three months.
For example, you could start with "Herbal" and then perhaps "Arktibiotic Premium", also from Arktis BioPharma. These are the products I'm familiar with, so I can't recommend any others. I'm sure there are other good products out there.
Ideally, of course, you would haveamicrobiome analysis done, i.e. a stool analysis. I could perhaps do apodcast episode about this too, in which I talk about what you can see in a stool analysis.
Basically, an analysis reveals imbalances: Which bacteria are most needed? Is there inflammation? What is the pH value in the gut? ... Then, of course, you can recommend specific products because the analysis has shown exactly where the problem lies. However,that would go beyondthe scope of thispodcast episode.
Another step that is an essential part of a gut cleanse is to take a look at your lifestyle andidentify your stress factors. With"stress"I don't justmean"too much work", but alsoother things, such as people who cause stress.
If you have an uneasy feeling when someone just walks into the room, and if that person is perhaps someone you deal with on a daily basis, then that can also cause stress. There are also learning pressures, there is discomfort at work, there may also be financial worries, existential fears, the carousel of thoughts, worrying... These are all things that will undoubtedly drive your stress levels up.
The more stress, the more stress hormones you have, the more permeable your intestinal mucosa becomes, the more likely it is that shift your bacterial balance. This can mean, for example, that you have less of the good bacteria, such as bifido- andlactobacilli, and more of the clostridia, which are not beneficial to the gut in large numbers and which are also a sign that something is wrong.
All of this can be triggered by stress. It is therefore very, very important to reduce stress. I have already discussed how to do this in detail here in the podcast:Episodes 68, 69, 70 were a mini-series on stress, and I would definitely recommend you listen to those episodes if you're planning a gut cleanse.
The last point - and actuallythe most important one - is that you stick with it long enough.I wouldgo as far as to say that you need to develop a habit that will last for the rest of your life.Takinggood care of your gutis something that is always worthwhile. It's no gooddoing it once fortwo weeks and then not doing it again.It's importantto keep at it and always focus on the gut, because the gut has an impact on all other organs, on hormones,oninflammation in the body, on our brain, on our mood...
The gut is the gateway to health. Many people stop too quickly or are too impatient, so it's really important that you find a way of eating that you enjoy and can continue for the rest of your life.
It's also important to keep checking in throughout your life: Where can I perhaps improve the way I deal with stress? How can I make myself think better thoughts? Our thoughts are not simply destiny: "Yes, that's just how I think." You can change that at any time. You can change your focus. You can change a lot in your personality if you use the right means and tools. It is essential that you stick with it in the long term.
For this reason, a gut cleanse cannot be achieved in two weeks, it is a process. In my view, it is even a lifelong process. That's why it doesn't make such a bigdifference whether you eat vegetarian or vegan or this or that. It's a living system. It can also change. It may well be that a vegetarian or vegan phase, for example, is a good way to detoxify. But it may also be that it is not good for you personally. That's why it's so important to listen to your body's signals. A good gut cleanse will help your body signals to reappear. So that you can feel again: What is good for me? What is not good for me?
I hope that this episode has shown youthat gut cleansing doesn't just mean buying two or three products - although that's what's always being offered onthe market.You canbuy "intestinal cleansing packages" andit is suggested that this will bring everything back into balance. This is simply not true.Intestinal cleansing is an overall concept.
I have given you five steps here:
Although I'm breaking this down into five steps, it's actually a system where you doall five steps at the same time.That's the main mistake a lot of people make: they only do one of them. Then they say,"That one didn't do anything, so I need to do something else."Here's my suggestion to juggle it all and do it all at the same time.
Mentionedpodcast episodes:
On fermenting:https://arktisbiopharma.ch/darmglueck-folge-012/
Onprobiotics and prebiotics: https://arktisbiopharma.ch/059
For stress reduction: https://arktisbiopharma.ch/068,https://arktisbiopharma.ch/069 andhttps://arktisbiopharma.ch/070
Products from ArktisBioPharma:https://arktis-wp.dev.intocommerce.de
Now I encourage you to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode, and if you like what you hear, I really appreciate a review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. Because these reviews also help other people to find the podcast so that we can spread the knowledge about gut and health more.
Thank you very much.
I'm often asked what I think about a gut cleanse, so in this episode I talk about what I mean by a gut cleanse and that it requires various components and a little patience. Simply swallowing products will not get you there. Among other things, you can find out:
- For which complaints a bowel cleanse is helpful
- Why your motivation and sticking with it depend on you knowingsst why you are doing it
- What you can look out for in your diet
- Which products are helpful for colon cleansing
- Which other components are important for a gut cleanse
Today I would like to shed some light on the topic of "intestinal cleansing". You hear different thingsin this regard, anddifferent peopledon't necessarily understand the same thing by intestinal cleansing. Some peoplethink of it as colonic irrigation- colon hydrotherapy - where the bowelis literallyflushed.
Others think of it as taking certain products such as healing clay, psyllium husks or similar.Today I will explain whatwhat I What I mean by a gut cleanse: In my view, a gut cleanse is a comprehensive strategy tobring the gut back into balance, to help it to help itself.The is something,that cannot beachievedwith justonemeasure, but requires various components. I will listthesebelow.
Find your"Why"
The aim of a gut cleanse is to make the gut functional again. That's why you first need toclarify why you want to do it in the first place. There are various reasons for this. Some people simply say: "I want to do something good for myself!", but in my opinion this is not enough to give them the motivation to stick with it for a long time.
What many people don't realize at first glance is that colon cleansing is a process that can take three to six months, sometimes even longer. Itpartly depends on the symptoms someone has.If there is no good reason, then you will find itdifficult to actuallystick with it, which is whyit is so important toclarify why you want to do a bowel cleansein the first place.
Sufferingis oftenthe greatestmotivation:the greater the suffering, the more willing someone is to make long-term changes, whether to their diet, lifestyle or something else. By suffering, I mean, for example, if you are constantly tired, if you are susceptible to illness, if you have a skin problem, if you have chronic inflammation.
All of today's modern civilization diseases always have an inflammatory basis, whether it's hay fever or osteoarthritis or something similar. Such diseases almost always have something todo with inflammation, and then you can assume that inflammation is also present in the gut. That's why it definitely makes sense to think about the gut at and have a intestinal cleansing.
What else do I mean by"motivation"?
It is also important that you think carefullybefore you start:
- Why am I doing this?
- What do I want to achieve?
- How do I want to feel?
- Who do I want to be?
Possible answers could be:"I want to have more energy" or"I want to be a good role model".
But thesemotivations canalso bequestioned again in order to really get to the heart of the matter: What do you actually want to achieve? For some, it might be a promotion or recognition from their boss; for others, it might be more freedom, because if you are constantly tired or in a depressed mood, this limits your freedom. Even if you have mood swings, a gut cleanse is definitely worthwhile.
You can'tlivea self-determined life if you are held back by your body because you are often too tired in the evening to learn anything new. Instead, you just sit down in front of the TV or go to bed, maybe fall asleep very early,and so on.
These are all things that prevent you from living your life to the full. I've already talked about this in other episodes. A suitable episode that you could listen to when it comes to the topic of "Identity" and "Who do I want to be?"would be episode 50. listento this episode with pleasure to.
Only start the intestinal cleanse when you have clarified the motivationclarified for it.
Pay attention to your diet
The next step, which in my opinion is an essential part of a gut cleanse andwhich many people don't even think about, is the topic of"nutrition".Now you might be thinking:"Yes, logically, if I want to do something for my gut, thenmy diet definitelyhas something to dowith it", but for many people it'snotthat logical.
They would prefer to swallow some kind of product,suchaspsyllium or something similar, and then their digestion will be okay again. But that's not how it works, because the gut naturally reacts to the nutrients it receives, and if you constantly eat things thatpromote inflammation orpromote a permeable intestinal mucosa,for example, then your gut won't be helped. You canswallowas manyproducts as you like.
I keep hearing people say:"I've takenprobiotics and still my digestion hasn't improved." It can't get better if you don't include all the other components I'm talking about today. Takingprobiotics or flushing the bowel may be useful in some cases, but not in others.If youdon't also change your diet, then your gut won 't be helped in the long term.
I don't want to go into detailin this episode, what the diet should look like, but as Ihave already mentioned several times in the podcast: It is fundamentally important for the gut, naturale food to you: Vegetables, fruit, plus a good proteincomponent, a good fat..., and that's actually almost the most important thing. Cooking fresh, cooking yourself, there's almost no getting around it.
Another thing you canperhaps sayabout guthealth, which many people don't consider, is not to eat too much raw food and of course to simply leave out things like sugar and alcohol. Anything that promotes inflammation and causes stress in the gut,anythingthat causes stress in our metabolism - and that includes sugar - I wouldreally givethata miss.
The frequency of meals isalsoimportant for the gut, i.e. eating only three or even two times a day. There are people who onlyeat twice a dayand dovery, very well. However, it is important totake longer breaks between meals. I've also talked about this several times here in the podcast. For me,this is also part of a gut cleanse.
Probiotics and prebiotics
The next stepis the intake of probiotics and prebiotics.Probiotics are good bacteria for the gut, and these good bacteria act as a"transitional aid", so to speak, so that the gut regains anideal environment with which it can helpitself.Thisis not about build up intestinal flora in the sense that the body can do this itself.
We have also talked about the topic of pro- and prebiotics. By"we" I meanmy interview with my husband, Roman, in which I asked him numerous questions about this.That was in episode 59, so if you want to find out more, I would highly recommend listening to that episode too.
Probiotics are of courseavailable as a product.You should make sureyouchoosea good product. If you've been listening here for a while,you'll know that we workwith products from ArktisBioPharma. My husband is the representative of this company - a German company - in Switzerland. You can find really great products there that are also very well tolerated. We recommend powder form rather than capsule form.
At the beginning of an intestinal cleanse, you can also work very well with a fermented drink. The Arctic offers"Herbal". This is definitely asuitable remedyfor the beginning, but always in combination with a change in diet.
If you don't want to buy products, you can of course also ferment themyourself.This involves mixing food with salt and water andleaving it to stand. You may know this from sauerkraut, but you can also do it with carrots, zucchinis andalmost any vegetable. I have already written a Podcast episode (episode 12) made.
Fermented foods can also bebought ready-made. However, it is very, very important that you buy a naturally fermented product that has not been pasteurized. Inotherwords: raw food quality.This seems to contradictmy rule"don't eat too much raw food", but fermented foods always havetheplantcellwalls already pre-splitand are therefore easier to digest.
What's more, you don't consume huge quantities. Many people don't like the taste of sauerkraut, but you don't have to take huge amounts; just a forkful is enough. You can mix it with cooked vegetables, for example. Then you hardly notice the taste, it just tastes slightly sour. Fermented food is really wonderfully refreshing when mixed with vegetables and tastes absolutely fine. A forkful a day is not that much.
What other products do I recommend?
A good prebiotic is definitely part of an intestinal cleanse. Prebiotics are dietary fibers that feed the good bacteria. They are often forgotten, but they are also found in natural foods. For example in onions or Jerusalem artichokes, foods that many people don't eat very often. However, when it comes to intestinal cleansing, if you already have intestinal problems and have perhaps hadthem for some time, I would recommend taking a product.
We recommend acacia fiber. It has been found that acacia fiber does not cause any side effects , for example flatulence. There are other prebioticsto which many people react with flatulence, but wehave not yetexperiencedthis with acacia fiber.Therefore I would recommends that you take acacia fiberfor three months as part of a bowel cleanse - and alsoaprobiotic for three months.
For example, you could start with "Herbal" and then perhaps "Arktibiotic Premium", also from Arktis BioPharma. These are the products I'm familiar with, so I can't recommend any others. I'm sure there are other good products out there.
Ideally, of course, you would haveamicrobiome analysis done, i.e. a stool analysis. I could perhaps do apodcast episode about this too, in which I talk about what you can see in a stool analysis.
Basically, an analysis reveals imbalances: Which bacteria are most needed? Is there inflammation? What is the pH value in the gut? ... Then, of course, you can recommend specific products because the analysis has shown exactly where the problem lies. However,that would go beyondthe scope of thispodcast episode.
Your gut doesn't like stress!
Another step that is an essential part of a gut cleanse is to take a look at your lifestyle andidentify your stress factors. With"stress"I don't justmean"too much work", but alsoother things, such as people who cause stress.
If you have an uneasy feeling when someone just walks into the room, and if that person is perhaps someone you deal with on a daily basis, then that can also cause stress. There are also learning pressures, there is discomfort at work, there may also be financial worries, existential fears, the carousel of thoughts, worrying... These are all things that will undoubtedly drive your stress levels up.
The more stress, the more stress hormones you have, the more permeable your intestinal mucosa becomes, the more likely it is that shift your bacterial balance. This can mean, for example, that you have less of the good bacteria, such as bifido- andlactobacilli, and more of the clostridia, which are not beneficial to the gut in large numbers and which are also a sign that something is wrong.
All of this can be triggered by stress. It is therefore very, very important to reduce stress. I have already discussed how to do this in detail here in the podcast:Episodes 68, 69, 70 were a mini-series on stress, and I would definitely recommend you listen to those episodes if you're planning a gut cleanse.
You will needPatience and perseverance
The last point - and actuallythe most important one - is that you stick with it long enough.I wouldgo as far as to say that you need to develop a habit that will last for the rest of your life.Takinggood care of your gutis something that is always worthwhile. It's no gooddoing it once fortwo weeks and then not doing it again.It's importantto keep at it and always focus on the gut, because the gut has an impact on all other organs, on hormones,oninflammation in the body, on our brain, on our mood...
The gut is the gateway to health. Many people stop too quickly or are too impatient, so it's really important that you find a way of eating that you enjoy and can continue for the rest of your life.
It's also important to keep checking in throughout your life: Where can I perhaps improve the way I deal with stress? How can I make myself think better thoughts? Our thoughts are not simply destiny: "Yes, that's just how I think." You can change that at any time. You can change your focus. You can change a lot in your personality if you use the right means and tools. It is essential that you stick with it in the long term.
For this reason, a gut cleanse cannot be achieved in two weeks, it is a process. In my view, it is even a lifelong process. That's why it doesn't make such a bigdifference whether you eat vegetarian or vegan or this or that. It's a living system. It can also change. It may well be that a vegetarian or vegan phase, for example, is a good way to detoxify. But it may also be that it is not good for you personally. That's why it's so important to listen to your body's signals. A good gut cleanse will help your body signals to reappear. So that you can feel again: What is good for me? What is not good for me?
I hope that this episode has shown youthat gut cleansing doesn't just mean buying two or three products - although that's what's always being offered onthe market.You canbuy "intestinal cleansing packages" andit is suggested that this will bring everything back into balance. This is simply not true.Intestinal cleansing is an overall concept.
I have given you five steps here:
- The why or the motivation
- Detoxification and dietary changes
- Probiotics and prebiotics
- Stress reduction
- Patience and perseverance
Although I'm breaking this down into five steps, it's actually a system where you doall five steps at the same time.That's the main mistake a lot of people make: they only do one of them. Then they say,"That one didn't do anything, so I need to do something else."Here's my suggestion to juggle it all and do it all at the same time.
Mentionedpodcast episodes:
On fermenting:https://arktisbiopharma.ch/darmglueck-folge-012/
Onprobiotics and prebiotics: https://arktisbiopharma.ch/059
For stress reduction: https://arktisbiopharma.ch/068,https://arktisbiopharma.ch/069 andhttps://arktisbiopharma.ch/070
Products from ArktisBioPharma:https://arktis-wp.dev.intocommerce.de
Now I encourage you to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode, and if you like what you hear, I really appreciate a review on iTunes or Apple Podcast. Because these reviews also help other people to find the podcast so that we can spread the knowledge about gut and health more.
Thank you very much.
