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Welcome back to The Simplicity Sessions, I'm delighted that you've joined us today. My name is Jenn Pike, your host, registered holistic nutritionist, medical exercise specialist, the best-selling author of the Simplicity Project and the creator of the women's revolutionary health program, The Hormone Project.

Last week, I was discussing Leaky Gut; what it is, what the heck is going on and what are some of the things that you can start to do or things that you can begin to be aware of and understand in your body that can make a big difference in your digestive system.

Today, we are going to talk through additional steps and tactics that you can do regarding nutrition and supplementation to support your digestive system.

Now, a little disclaimer - while I am a practitioner, I may not be your practitioner. So what I'm going to talk about in this episode, as I did last week, is not necessarily me saying, you need to go out and buy this and take this and do this, I'm going to talk in general terms. 

If you have a question for me and my team, send it over to hello@jennpike.com or via Instagram at @jennpike and I'll do my best to share helpful insights, thoughts and advice. 

Here are the main topics of today's episode:

• Refresh on last week - Leaky Gut 101
• How to support your digestive system
• Digestive rehabilitation
• Food sensitivity tests
• Supplementation
• Healing is a process, not a quick fix
• Make the investment in yourself

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Quotes

• "Bone broth, the reason I love it is because it contains collagen and it's got great amino acids, glycine being one of them that can really help to heal the damaged cell.
• "Fermented foods can really help to support the pH balance and microbiome as a whole."

• "Coconut products tend to do really well for people with gut issues because they're loaded with medium chain fatty acids, and those can be easier to digest than some other fats. They also work really well to help to lubricate the digestive system, keep the bowels flowing well."

• "Sprouted chia or spread and flax hemp. I find to be really powerful and quite a neutral seed for people who may have sensitivities. These are also really rich in protein and amino acids and a great source of fiber"

• "Think about those things first. Think about your stress. Your sleep, your environment pay. And then we look at the supplements that can help."

• "Probiotics are meant to help to replenish and support healthy, good bacteria. And essentially to crowd out the bad bacteria, prebiotics feed the probiotics (prebiotics are the food for the probiotics)."

• "When I'm working with somebody who has H pylori or who has CBO or who has candida, I won't start with the probiotics right out of the gate. We do a kill protocol. We do a heal protocol. We do a reinoculate rebalance protocol and it has to happen in steps for a lot of women."

• "Remember, it's never going to be just the one thing you can't go out and simply just start to take supplements and then expect digestion to be healed. You can't just remove food and add in bone broth and expect everything to be healed. It's going to be a combination. It is going to take effort, but within that, there also has to be learning and understanding"

• "Make the investment in yourself, figure out what's going on. So you can get to your healing much faster because whatever's going on in your gut or your butt or the combination of both it's impacting the rest of your health. Overall, it's going to impact your weight. It's going to impact your immune system. It'll impact your energy. Sleep, your hormones, your hair, your skin, the way that your brain functions, your cognition, your sharpness, your clarity, your focus, it will impact all of those things."

Additional Information About Jenn:

Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature's Emporium, and Juice Plus.

Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.