Gut Type Quiz Information

Gut Type Quiz Information

https://www.ultimatelifespan.com/pages/discover-your-gut-type

Type L

The 'L' signifies "Leaky Gut" type.

As a "Type L," here are the action steps you can start taking right away to improve your digestive health:

1. Get tested and eliminate all food allergens, especially gluten and soy - these foods cause chronic inflammation in your gut and lead to increased intestinal permeability.

1. Limit use of alcohol and NSAID’s - they inhibit body’s ability to rebuild the gut lining.

1. Drink bone broth - it is a rich source of collagen, gelatin, and glutamine, which play a big role in gut lining healing.

Type I

The 'I' signifies "IBS" type.

As a "Type I," here are the action steps you can start taking right away to improve your digestive health:

1. Eat optimal amounts of quality animal protein to ensure a good supply of tissue-healing nutrients

1. Reduce stress as much as possible - meditation, gratitude practice, deep breathing, yoga

1. Remove all offending foods, especially gluten and commercial dairy - which could provide amazing results

Type C

The 'C' signifies "Candida" type.

As a "Type C," here are the action steps you can start taking right away to improve your digestive health:

1. Eliminate refined carbohydrates and processed sugars - candida feeds on it and as long as it has a food source, it will flourish

1. Avoid alcohol and yeasty foods - another source of food for candida

1. Include plenty of herbs and spices that inhibit candida in your diet - such as garlic, horseradish, oregano, rosemary, thyme, turmeric

Type D

The 'D' signifies "Dysbiosis" type.

As a "Type D," here are the action steps you can start taking right away to improve your digestive health:

1. Avoid taking NSAID’s, PPI’s and antibiotics - these easy to get medications wreck havoc on your intestinal microbiome

1. Eat live fermented vegetables and drink fermented drinks such as kombucha and kefir - dysbiosis is an imbalance of the good and bad bacteria in your gut, so you wan to introduce more of the good guys to keep the bad ones in check

1. Aim to eat an organic, whole foods diet - the toxins such as pesticides and herbicides found in conventional foods really hurt your intestinal microbiome

Type A

The 'A' signifies Hypochloridia" (aka Low Stomach Acid) type.

As a "Type A," here are the action steps you can start taking right away to improve your digestive health:

1. Drink raw apple cider vinegar with water: 8oz water + 1/2 tbs ACV before each meal

1. Eat plenty of real, unrefined sea salt, such as Real Salt or Himalayan - chloride is necessary for making stomach acid

1. Don’t drink too much water before and during meals, as this will dilute the acid in the stomach

Type H

The 'H' signifies "Healthy" type.

As a "Type H," you should keep doing what you're doing as your digestive tract appears to be in balance :-)