83: Gut-Brain Harmony: Elevating Energy and Focus through Digestive Health

Are sluggish energy levels and mental fog holding you back in the entrepreneurial race? Unlock the vitality within by exploring the critical link between gut health and peak performance. As your host, Jeffrey Mort, I take you on a transformative journey in episode 83, revealing how your gut's well-being is paramount for maintaining that razor-sharp business acumen. We'll untangle the often-confusing symptoms of food allergies versus food sensitivities and their sneaky ways of undermining your vigor, sometimes days post-consumption. This isn't just a talk; it's an integrative health strategy session aimed at boosting your energy and keeping you laser-focused on your business goals.

Prepare to be empowered as we dissect the top four culprits of a shutdown gut—from a suppressed immune response to the disrupting effects of gut dysbiosis on your brain-gut communication. No medical jargon here, just clear insights into how systemic inflammation and intestinal permeability, also known as leaky gut, can drain your entrepreneurial spirit and productivity. By understanding these underlying causes, you'll learn how to foster resilience against these energy zappers. This episode is a treasure trove for those ready to elevate their entrepreneurial game and discover the limitless possibilities in health and success. Join me, Jeffrey Mort, and let's navigate the symbiotic relationship between gut and brain, keeping you on top of your game and you

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Transcript

Speaker 1: 1:57

Welcome back, wellness seekers, to another episode of Breaking Boundaries for Entrepreneurs, where we explore the keys to unlocking peak physical and mental energy for success in business and in life with integrative health. I'm your host, jeffrey Mort, certified integrative health practitioner and high performance health coach, and today, on episode 83, we're diving deep into the world of gut health and its profound impact on energy levels and cognitive function. Stay with me. Hello, I'm Jeffrey Mort. If you're like most entrepreneurs, you're busy taking care of business, yet who's taking care of you? If you're ready to take your energy and performance to the next level in your life and your business, then this podcast is for you, because today you're going to start breaking boundaries of your mind, body and business with integrative health, and when you do that, your possibilities are limitless. I'm grateful you're here yes, always grateful for you joining me here today on the Breaking Boundaries podcast for entrepreneurs. And I want you to imagine this scenario You're on the top of your game, ready to tackle your next big project, but suddenly your energy crashes and your mind feels so foggy. What if I told you that the solution to unlocking boundless energy and mental clarity lies within your gut? That's right, my friend. Gut health isn't just about digestion. It's a crucial determinant of physical and mental vitality. And today, today, you're going to discover the mysteries behind a shut down gut and how understanding it can be the key to success in your entrepreneurial journey. Let's begin by exploring the top four reasons behind a shut down gut and how they impact your physical and mental energy. But, of course, first I want to give you my disclaimer I don't claim to provide any medical advice. I don't claim to treat, diagnose or cure disease, but what we do, what we do is we not just talk about, but we discover those underlying root causes of the problem, and we do that through integrative health.

Speaker 1: 4:15

Now, before diving into the intricacies of a shutdown gut, it's crucial to distinguish between food allergies and food sensitivities. While both can affect physical and mental well-being, they manifest differently in the body, and here's how Food allergies they typically trigger immediate and often severe immune responses leading to symptoms such as hives, swelling and even anaphylaxis, and that's when the throat swells up and we're not able to breathe, and it's a medical emergency. Now, conversely, food sensitivities are characterized by delayed reactions, sometimes 24 to 72 hours after consuming foods that you could have thought that were healthy for you, and this involves the production of what's called IgG antibodies. So those are immunoglobulin G antibodies in response to a specific food antigen. Now these reactions can manifest as things like digestive issues, fatigue, headaches and cognitive fog, affecting both physical and mental energy levels. And remember I said that they can happen a day to three days after consuming the food. So really, you know what you had for lunch three days ago. First of all, you probably don't even remember, but the headache that you get today, well, that brain fog that you get today, may be related to something that you ate, something like spinach or pineapple or something along those lines.

Speaker 1: 5:49

So we're going to talk about the top four reasons behind a shutdown gut and how they impact your physical and mental energy. Here we go. Number one suppressed immune response. In a shutdown gut, your immune system may be compromised, leading to reduced energy levels and mental fog, and this is because your body is resourcing all of its energy to that immune system and with a without a robust immune response, your body struggles to maintain peak performance.

Speaker 1: 6:21

Now, number two intestinal permeability, or also known as leaky gut. When your gut lining becomes compromised, toxins leak into your bloodstream and that triggers inflammation. That literally drains your physical energy and it clouds your mental clarity. Number three gut dysbiosis. Imbalances in your gut microbiome can disrupt communication between your gut and your brain, leaving you feeling sluggish and mentally fatigued. Now there is a nerve between your gut and your brain. It's called the vagus nerve and it is an information superhighway, but when things are imbalanced, that communication gets broken down. And then, finally, number four systemic inflammation. Chronic inflammation can zap your physical energy reserves and impair your cognitive function, making it so challenging to stay focused and productive in your business endeavors.

Speaker 1: 7:20

Now I wanna share with you that I really struggled with number three and number four. So that was gut dysbiosis and systemic inflammation when I was dealing with long COVID and again, I am certainly not providing any medical advice here, but when I'm just telling my personal story when I was dealing with long COVID, I had some serious gut dysbiosis, I had systemic inflammation, I was completely inflamed throughout my body, which was destroying my mitochondria, which was creating more inflammation, and a lot of the foods that I was eating were disrupting my mental clarity and my energy and performance. So it's exactly what we're talking about here, and so, as you probably already know, your conventional medical provider is just not equipped to help with the root causes of any of the top four reasons for a shutdown gut. Now, of course, you know they can offer remedies and prescription medications that can. They can buffer or palpitate the symptoms that you may be dealing with, but in no way, shape or form, are they addressing the root cause. So if you're the kind of person who is in this situation, well, I want you to breathe easy, my friend, because there is a solution, and Love Energy Wellness, our virtual private wellness practice, as you may or may not know, offers at-home functional lab testing that can help you to uncover hidden food sensitivities and so much more.

Speaker 1: 8:52

Then restore balance to your gut naturally. Then restore balance to your gut naturally and by addressing the root causes of a shut down gut, you can actually reclaim your energy and clarity of mind. So what does this look like? A food sensitivity lab? It gets shipped to your home. It looks just like this here.

Speaker 1: 9:09

This happens to be a different lab test, but it comes in a box just like this. It's got a little kit Actually comes with a lancet where you poke your finger, you drop a blood uh, drop a drop of blood on a card, or several drops on a card, and then you mail that into the laboratory and for food sensitivities, that's all you need to do and then the lab will analyze that and they're able to look at over. So we have a couple of different food sensitivity labs, but one of them in particular looks at over 190 foods, uh that could have a potential sensitivity to, and it gives you a variant or a level of sensitivity to those foods. And then we also have an introductory food sensitivity lab that looks at the top five food sensitivities and that's just at a fraction of a cost, but that in itself is an amazing, amazing test. I will link both of those up in the show notes here if you want to check those out.

Speaker 1: 10:03

And while you're doing that, just imagine the possibilities when you have the energy and the mental focus to tackle your biggest goals and aspirations, and that's by prioritizing gut health and utilizing functional lab testing. What this does is it allows you to unlock your potential and achieve greatness in both your personal and your professional life, and most people don't fully consider what their low energy is truly costing them in life and in business. So what are you waiting for? Take that first step towards optimizing your physical and mental energy by scheduling a completely complimentary health consultation over at loveenergywellnesscom. I'd be happy to hop on a call with you, talk about your challenges, talk about your health goals and how we can help. That's all for today. Friends, remember your journey to success starts with taking care of yourself from the inside out. Until next time, keep breaking boundaries and taking control of your health. Bye-bye.