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. I am coming to

you live from the Riviera, the French Riviera. I'm in Monaco driving on the way to our hotel.

I'm lecturing this week at the Anti-Aging World Congress in Monaco. So exciting. So don't mind the sound effects in the background. I have to

multitask. 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 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

into 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.

And your unhealthy gut microbiome can give you negative issues like weight gain, puts

you at higher risk for obesity, cause intestinal disease like irritable

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