Self-Care Day falls on 24 July every year. It is a day that has increasingly been associated with bubble baths, face masks and rest — all valuable. But the most fundamental form of self-care is something far more basic and far more powerful: what you feed your body.
The Gut as the Foundation of Wellbeing
Your gut produces 90% of your serotonin. It houses 70% of your immune system. It communicates directly with your brain via the vagus nerve, influencing mood, energy, clarity and stress resilience. When your gut is unhappy, everything suffers — not just digestion.
For the 1 in 7 people in the UK with IBS, gut distress is not a minor inconvenience. It is a daily reality that affects confidence, social life, work, relationships and mental health. Nourishing your gut — eating foods that support rather than disrupt it — is one of the most profound acts of self-care available to you.
What Gut Self-Care Actually Looks Like
It is not a supplement stack or a 30-day detox. It is consistency. It is knowing your triggers and respecting them. It is eating adequate protein to support gut lining repair. It is choosing certified, tested foods rather than marketing claims. It is cooking for yourself — even simply — rather than gambling on unknown ingredients.
The Self-Care Protein Hot Cacao
Our favourite Self-Care Day recipe: a protein hot cacao made with That Protein Blissful Raw Cacao, oat milk, cinnamon and a pinch of sea salt. 20g of certified Low FODMAP protein in a mug that takes 5 minutes and feels genuinely indulgent. Find the recipe on our blog.
A Reminder
You deserve food that loves you back. That is not a marketing line. It is the entire reason That Protein exists.