Well, hello, hello, guys, you're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K. Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon,

and it's time for a five minute Friday.

Today we're going to learn all about the gut. That's right. Signs of poor gut health.

This is epidemic in our society right now and I think this health of the gut impacts the health of the skin,

the health of the person, your anxiety so much depends on your digestive tract.

So let's talk about seven signs of poor gut health.

All right.

Prebiotics, probiotics, digestive health.

I know you guys are trying to take care of your gut microbiome and it's never been more important.

I am a lover of kombucha. I try to eat yogurt all the time with live active cultures.

You need to know that your gut is so important from your immune function to your mental health.

Your digestive system can be found connected to most parts of your body.

And it's important to figure out whether or not your gut is the source of symptoms you could

be having in many parts of your body.

Mental health in terms of irritability, irritable bowel syndrome, skin breakouts.

So in this podcast, let's tune in to specific

signs to watch out for poor gut health in ways you can optimize it. All right. Why is gut health

important? A healthy gut means there's more good bacteria than bad bacteria existing within

you. We are symbiotic creatures. We have a whole entire universe of bacteria

living within our GI tract. And when there's dysbiosis or prevalence of harmful bacteria,

we certainly can have problems with digestion and immunity.

The imbalance of more bad bacteria than good bacteria is known as gut dysbiosis.

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