Good bacteria in the GI tract is absolutely essential for you to be healthy, and to have an energetic life!

In this article, I’ll explain the GI tract, what it means to have good bacteria, how they keep you healthy, and how they create high energy.

And later, I’ll share exactly what you can do to increase your energy and feel great, even if your gut has been sick for quite a while.

Do you suffer from fatigue, stomach cramps, bloating, abdominal pain, gas, acid reflux, belching, constipation, diarrhea, or even worse?

Your gastrointestinal tract is quite an amazing system, and it does many jobs. We mostly take it for granted, until something goes wrong.

The GI tract involves a lot of body parts. It starts in your mouth, goes down through your throat, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, and anus.

It’s certainly complex, and also includes your salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

They all work together, twenty four seven, to make digestive juices and enzymes. And they trigger hundreds of chemical pathways in your body that help to carry out thousands of functions! 

Basically, your GI Tract enables you to digest foods and liquids. It creates fuel for every cell in your body! That fuel is the energy you use for everyday living. Your daily energy level depends on the quality of the fuel you put in, as well as your body’s ability to digest, absorb, and use it.

That fuel, of course, comes from the nutrition in the food you eat, which is processed throughout your entire GI tract, as I just described.

Your body’s ability to absorb those nutrients is powered by the balance of bacteria in your stomach and intestines. Many people refer to them simply as the gut. 

So, exactly how does good gut bacteria help you maintain a healthy digestive system, increase your energy, and enjoy a vibrant life?

The good bacteria along the G.I. tract work to break down the food you eat, absorb its nutrients, and protect you from harmful bacteria. Good gut bacteria produce essential vitamins and other compounds that we need for optimal energy and health. An abundance of good bacteria also regulates your immune system and helps protect you against diseases. 

Your entire GI tract is responsible for the complicated job of breaking down the food you eat, absorbing all the powerful nutrients, and eliminating useless waste and toxins. Just like an orchestra, each function of your GI tract has a specific role in the symphony of digesting, absorbing, and converting the nutrients that fuel your entire body. 

 So how can you make this a beautiful, healing process? It’s as simple as taking out the bad, and putting in the good!

Clear toxins, and eat nutrient-dense food with plenty of pure water. So your GI tract can function at peak performance. Because when it’s fighting fewer toxins, you’ll feel so much better! You’ll have more energy!

In addition to nutrition, your GI tract also helps regulate your hormones and mood. It protects you against all kinds of infections. Good bacteria in your GI tract is actually the foundation of a healthy body. 

So starting today, here’s what you can do.

The first big step is to cut out toxins. That includes foods exposed to chemicals in any stage of their production, like pesticides, hormones, or genetically modified foods. 

Cut out all processed foods with chemical additives, like preservatives and flavorings. 

And cut out foods fried in unhealthy fats. All these things overload the good bacteria’s ability to clear toxins, which allows illnesses to take hold.

Next, you need to replace those toxic foods with a wide variety of natural, nutrient-dense foods of all colors. 

• Eat lots of different fibrous fruits and vegetables. 
• Hydrate with lots of pure water every single day. 
• And eat a prebiotic food, like onion or garlic, which also support your good bacteria. 

As an interesting side note, many people think that all fermented foods are rich in probiotics. But that’s not true!

Global leaders in probiotic science now report that most fermented foods don’t actually contain live microbes that fit the definition, or deliver the benefits of probiotics! They fall short. Like comparing your family vehicle to a Formula One race car! 

But when you eat nutrient-dense, fibrous foods, your body will thank you with abundant energy and quick mental acuity! 

If it’s difficult to make all these changes at once, just choose high quality, live prebiotic and probiotic supplements. Along with the live supplements, start clearing a few toxins. 

For example, you could cut back on white sugar, or use butter instead of margarine. And then just keep building these changes into your grocery list and daily routines.

I promise that you’ll feel the difference!