I've been missing my gut repair magic formula for a while, so I decided to mix some up again. This combo is great for sealing up the holes with leaky gut, which gives your body time to heal and absorb the nutrients, rather than having food escaping out your gut. When food doesn't travel the path of the intestines, and finds it's way in the blood stream, it can cause all kinds of crazy symptoms like eczema, allergies, digestive stress, acne, gas, bloating, memory issues, headaches, fatigue, just to name a few (yuck!). Our food isn't supposed to be in our blood going out to our whole body that way, it's supposed to travel through the digestive track, where nutrients should be absorbed along the way through our vili (if not destroyed due to gluten sensitivity).
Both Slippery Elm and Marshmallow Root are mucilage herbs. Basically, that means they're pretty much like a slime ball, but with amazing nutrients and antioxidants that help feed the body. They are both super soothing, as well as nutritive. Dr. Christopher (from the Natural School of Healing) used to feed soldiers (as well as infants who weren't thriving) a Slippery Elm gruel or porridge (Slippery Elm and water together is like an oatmeal substance) that would give them the nutrients they needed, along with soothing any issues like dysentery, respiratory, or pretty much any sickness they had at the time.
Most recent understanding is coming to the knowledge that Eastern Medicine practiced all along that the gut determines overall health and vitality. It's becoming more and more well known. Taking these herbs, along with L-Glutamine (which is an amino acid that helps with brain health, digestive health, muscle growth and repair, and other important functions) help to restore the gut. I've found it to be greatly beneficial in healing my own leaky gut (from extreme gluten/dairy sensitivity).
I found all these at my local health food store, but you can also find them online. Just make sure you're getting them from a trusted source to guarantee you're getting what you're asking for. Amazon can be great in getting things super inexpensive, but many health products are compromised and not what they say they are.
Recipe:
4 oz Slippery Elm Powder
4 oz Marshmallow Root Powder
3 oz L-Glutamine
Mix all together and keep in a container.
To use, I recommend that adult's take 1TBS 1-2 times/day. I think it's pretty sweet on it's own, and tastes good to me, so I like it plain with 4-8oz water. You can also mix it in a smoothie, nut or seed milk, or breakfast cereals. For infants, I'd recommend 1tsp with 4oz water. For children 2 or older, you can start with 2tsp and see how they do. If you need to increase it, increase by 1/2 tsp each serving. Results should be pretty quick as far as upset tummies. I've noticed bloating calm down within 10 min to 30 min.
Happy Tummy!
