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Self-Care Day — Why Nourishing Your Gut IS Self-Care

Self-Care Day — Why Nourishing Your Gut IS Self-Care

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 WellbeingYour 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...

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