Spit Testing for Optimal Gut Health

Doing Spit Testing this week😊

This simple test gives us insight into potential candida (yeast) overgrowth in  your intestines that can lead to a SLEW of issues including but not limited to weight issues, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, skin problems, joint pain, brain fog, lack of motivation, food intolerances, bloating, gas, abdominal pain and stool issues…whew!

When this usually harmless bacteria is allowed to flourish, it begins to eat the wall of your intestines, causing inflammation, protein, and toxic byproducts to “leak” into your bloodstream = Leaky Gut.
Leaky Gut’s inflammatory response can be so strong that it can cause damage in the brain and speed degeneration; this initiates a viscous cycle where the vagus nerve, which extends from the stem of your brain into your gut (enteric nervous system) does not fire properly, perpetuating dysbiosis and the above issues listed☹

Doing a spit test (along with health visits to examine tongue, nails, pH, urine, saliva) gets you ahead of a potential problem; there are no pain receptors in the brain and gut, so this issue does not always get addressed until the candida has proliferated. Feel free to reach out for assessments, consults, education and a plan to get you feeling your best!

Spit away!!