How I Healed My Gut: The Shocking Truth About Personal Care Products
I’ll never forget how sick I was. My gut was so inflamed that the only thing I could eat was bone broth with garlic cloves. I had no strength. I lost 50 pounds and couldn’t keep any food down. My body was shutting down, and I was desperate for answers.
At my lowest point, I had a vision of my late father. It was as if he was telling me to get my shit in order because my time was near. That was the moment I knew I had to fight for my health.
My functional medicine doctor diagnosed me with an autoimmune disease. She claimed I must have always had it but just didn’t know. I was furious. I knew my body, and I knew this wasn’t a lifelong condition.
“I wasn’t a sickly child,” I told her. “I rarely got sick and even had perfect attendance in school.”
She just nodded her head, prescribed medication (which I never filled), and sent me for more lab work. But I knew in my gut—literally—that something deeper was at play. I refused to believe I was destined to live with this diagnosis.
The Turning Point
For two years, I struggled with SIBO, Candida overgrowth, leaky gut, and debilitating symptoms. Nothing helped—until I made one simple, yet radical, change: I started looking at the personal care products I was using every day.
I replaced my toxic skincare, deodorant, and toothpaste with clean, toxin-free alternatives. Slowly but surely, everything started to shift.
- My gut healed.
- My autoimmune symptoms disappeared.
- My lab work returned to normal.
Coincidence? I don’t think so.
The truth is, doctors are not trained to look for root causes. They’re trained to treat symptoms. And this focus on symptom management instead of prevention and healing will be the death of our society if we don’t take matters into our own hands.
Why Biohacking Alone Won’t Work
Biohacking is trendy. It’s all about optimizing your body with tools, supplements, and high-tech solutions. And while biohacking might provide temporary relief or a boost in energy, it’s ultimately just a bandaid if you’re not addressing the root cause of your health issues.
Here’s why biohacking falls short:
- It’s Reactive, Not Proactive: Biohacking often focuses on managing symptoms rather than preventing the problems in the first place.
- It Ignores External Toxins: No amount of supplements or fancy gadgets will compensate for daily exposure to hormone disruptors and toxins in your personal care products.
- You Stay Trapped in the Cycle: Without tackling the root cause, you’ll remain at the mercy of ongoing diagnoses, prescriptions, lab work, tests, and procedures.
True healing starts when you stop relying on quick fixes and focus on eliminating the toxins that are wreaking havoc on your body.
The Hidden Connection Between Personal Care Products and Gut Health
Your skin is your largest organ, and it’s incredibly efficient at absorbing the products you slather on it. Many personal care products contain ingredients that disrupt your hormones, alter your microbiome, and weaken your gut lining. These effects don’t just stay on the surface—they ripple through your entire system.
The phthalates, synthetic fragrances, and certain preservatives found in skincare, shampoos, and lotions can enter the body through the skin and accumulate in the digestive system, harming gut bacteria.
Gut Microbiome:
- The gut microbiome is responsible for digestion, immune function, and nutrient absorption. A healthy gut microbiome is essential for overall health.
- Personal Care Product Disruptors (skincare, shampoos, face washes and moisturizers, body lotions, etc):
- Ingredients like phthalates, synthetic fragrances, and certain preservatives found in skincare, shampoos, and lotions can enter the body through the skin and accumulate in the digestive system, harming gut bacteria.
- This disruption can affect digestion, increase inflammation, and lead to conditions like bloating, gas, and food sensitivities.
- Ingredients absorbed through the skin and mouth can travel through the bloodstream, reaching the gut and oral cavities, where they interfere with the natural flora.
- Prolonged exposure to these chemicals can shift microbial populations, favoring harmful bacteria and fungi over beneficial strains, potentially leading to long-term health issues like inflammation, weakened immunity, and digestive disorders.
- Oral Microbiome:
- The oral microbiome plays a crucial role in oral health, influencing tooth decay, gum disease, and overall immunity.
- Toothpastes, mouthwashes, and other oral hygiene products often contain ingredients like fluoride, triclosan, parabens, and alcohol, which can disrupt the natural balance of beneficial bacteria in the mouth.
- These disruptors can lead to imbalances, contributing to oral health problems, such as dry mouth, bad breath, and increased plaque buildup.
Other ways your personal care products might be sabotaging your health:
- Hormone Disruption: Ingredients like parabens, phthalates, and triclosan throw your hormones out of balance, directly impacting digestion and immune function.
- Microbiome Disruption: Antibacterial agents and synthetic preservatives harm the delicate balance of the skin and gut microbiomes, leading to bloating, food sensitivities, and sluggish digestion.
- Chronic Inflammation: Synthetic fragrances, dyes, and harsh chemicals trigger inflammation, weakening the gut lining and contributing to leaky gut syndrome.
- Toxic Load: Absorbed chemicals burden the liver, impairing its ability to support digestion and detoxification.
Why You Need to Work With Me
Over the past 20 years, I’ve poured myself into research, experimentation, and experience to uncover the root causes of chronic health issues like digestive disorders, autoimmune symptoms, and inflammation. I’ve lived through the pain, done the work, and uncovered what truly works—not just for me, but for countless others I’ve helped along the way.
When you work with me, you’re not just getting advice. You’re gaining access to two decades of knowledge, condensed into an actionable roadmap designed to save you time, frustration, and unnecessary trial and error.
I can help you detox your personal care products from these life-threatening ingredients that are causing microbiome to be out of balance. I put all of my research into a program designed to help you eliminate a root cause of disease.
My program is the Holistic Health & Beauty RESET Program.
What is the Holistic Health & Beauty RESET Program?
This 5-week program is designed to guide you through a simple yet powerful detox process for your personal care products. You’ll have:
- Community Support: Join a group of like-minded women on the same journey.
- Direct Access to Me: I’ll personally guide you through each step of the process.
- A Proven Roadmap: Learn what I did to heal my body, how to do it, and the exact steps to achieve health and beauty longevity.
This is your chance to reclaim your health, rebuild your confidence, and experience the vibrant life you deserve.
The Risks of Doing Nothing
If you ignore the root causes of your symptoms, you risk staying stuck in the cycle of:
- Continued immune health issues
- Digestive health symptoms
- Endless prescriptions and medications.
- Ongoing lab work and invasive tests.
- Chronic discomfort, fatigue, and inflammation.
- Missing out on the life you want to live—because you’re too tired, too sick, or too frustrated to enjoy it.
The longer you wait, the harder it becomes to reverse the damage. Taking action now is the key to regaining control over your health and future.
I Get It
I know how it feels to have doctors dismiss your intuition, to feel like no one is listening, and to wonder if this is just how life has to be. You’re not imagining it, and you’re not alone. The good news? There’s hope—and I’m here to help.
Start Healing Today: 3 Simple Steps
- Look at the labels on your personal care products—are there ingredients you can’t pronounce? Start replacing them with clean alternatives. I can help you with this!!
- Swap your toothpaste for one that supports your oral microbiome—it’s where digestion begins. I can tell you what to use in my Holistic Health & Beauty Reset Program
- Incorporate bone broth into your routine—it’s a powerful ally for gut healing!
The Bigger Picture: Health, Beauty, and Longevity
This isn’t just about feeling good today or looking great for an event. It’s about health and beauty longevity. It’s about waking up every day knowing you’re giving your body the care it deserves, so you can enjoy life on your terms—for decades to come.
Ready to Heal Your Gut and Transform Your Health?
You don’t have to do it alone and you can’t afford to wait. The longer you put off making these changes, the more time, money, and energy you’ll spend on managing symptoms instead of living the vibrant life you deserve.
Join me in the Holistic Health & Beauty RESET Program today. Let me guide you through this process, step by step, with the support and tools you need to succeed.
Take the first step toward vibrant health and lasting beauty. Your future self will thank you.
Your health is worth it.
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