Here’s what experts actually look for, recommend, and see as red flags.
Nervous system regulation, sleepmaxxing, high-functioning burnout — there is always some hot new health topic du jour. While there’s usually some kernel of true health information buried in the hype, it’s hard to parse what really matters from all the social media “gurus” shilling supplements at the link in bio. This is especially true of “gut health,” a topic that feels like it has dominated consistent basis. It’s having regular bowel movements. I’m not racing to the bathroom with loose stools or, on the other side of it, I’m not going days constipated. I don’t feel that brain fog. I have energy, and I’m sleeping well,” says Chloe Melas, NBC News correspondent and author of The Girl’s Guide to Guts, who lives with ulcerative colitis, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
And what about the microbiome we hear so much about?
Yes, it is a real thing and the subject of reams of medical research.
Inside your intestines live trillions of microorganisms that have a surprising impact on our overall health. According to The Cleveland Clinic, they
