Functional Gut Reset Protocol for Leaky Gut
Here is How I Heal Leaky Gut in 9 Easy Steps
Leaky gut can heal quickly, if you take the right steps and you are diligent following through with the protocol. Treatment should continue for at least two months.
- Increase short chain fatty acids, like Butyrate, from food (Ghee, clarified butter and fiber) and supplementation. Butyrate helps to fuel the cells that line the intestinal tract. It also helps to keep the pH low (more acidic), which creates a more ideal environment for beneficial flora.
- Add in the right fats. Omega 3 from food (salmon, sardines, etc.,) and from supplement, as well as Coconut oil (from food) and, if needed, supplementation, “MCT” Medium Chain Triglycerides
- Address stress, with adaptogens, phosphatidyl serine, meditation, belly breathing/ diaphragmatic breathing (view the Stress Busting Protocol)
- Digestive Enzymes help to break down proteins
- Dietary changes:
- Remove gluten and dairy. Gluten has been implemented in triggering leaky gut. Once leaky gut is present, casein, a protein in dairy, can be very tough to digest. While healing leaky gut, it is best to remove both of these (feel free to continue to eat ghee. Although this is dairy, the process of clarifying butter into ghee, removes almost all protein).
- Prepare food in a way that improves its digestibility: cook all vegetables, add more water to grains and cook them longer, add sauces (bone broth/ vegetable broth as base) to wet food to make it easier to chew. Ground meats are easier to chew than whole meat (meat balls, meat patties, meat skewers). Fresh fruit is okay.
- Bioflavonoids, to help with intestinal repair
- Collagen peptides strengthen the gut barrier
- Glutamine and Zinc Carnosine to help fuel the gut lining and heal wounds in the intestinal tract.
- PLUS one, or more: Immune Regulation, Vitamin A, Vitamin D and Immunoglobulins, probiotics.
Get the Full Kit Here: Heal Leaky Gut Kit
Collagen Restore, Vita Aid: Contains b-vitamins, vitamin A, antioxidants: green tea extract, trans-resveratrol and bearberry extract, as well as flavonoids. 2 capsules with breakfast and 2 capsules with lunch- Probutyrarte, Tesseract: Contains butyrate (short chain fatty acid): 2 capsules with breakfast and 2 capsules with lunch
- GI-Restore, Vita Aid: Contains zinc carnosine, DGL, slippery elm, L-glutamine, quercetin and S-methylmethionine: 1 scoop twice a day
- Digestive Enzymes, Klaire Labs: 1-2 with each main meal, or 15 minutes before each meal (whichever timing you feel works best for you)
