My Gut Health Quiz will help YOU find out how diverse your gut microbes are!
Hi! I’m Heather Wise,
author of the celebrated book, A Gut Feeling published by Rowman & Littlefield, and I’m passionate about rethinking our health through the lens of the gut.
People often turn to counting calories or strict diet plans when they are trying to manage their:
gut health
metabolic conditions
inflammation & Pain
weight
but we don’t have to do all that if we understand our microbiome!
Ok Back to the quiz!
(Don’t worry it’s a fun quiz)
I’m gonna ask you a few (kinda personal) questions that will give me an idea of the state of your gut biome, and how best to start feeling so much better!
Oh, and did you know…
The health of your unique gut flora is responsible for:
your immune health
your metabolic rate
inflammation in the whole body
your cravings and taste buds (YUP)
way more than you thought possible 🤓
Your Gut Flora is just as powerful as your DNA!
and more importantly, you can change the health of your flora EASILY!
First off…Let’s talk about your enteric nervous system.
There is an entire nervous system in your gut which thrives when your body is in “rest and digest” mode.
So when you are relaxed…
This means, when you are relaxed, your gut microbes work their magic to absorb all the nutrients from our food, support our immune system, and produce all the feel good chemicals like Serotinin and GABA that give is that relaxed, mentally alert, calm feeling.
Here’s why I care.
Did you know 90% of the feel-good chemical serotonin is produced in your gut?
So when we get our guts right, our mood follows.
Did you know that your metabolic rate is set primarily by your gut health?
So when we get our gut right, our weight stabilizes
Pain and inflammation are are deeply affected by the health of our gut microbes.
When we get our guts right, our inflammation and pain are tempered.
So let’s check YOUR gut health!
I designed the Gut Dosha Quiz as a starting point to assess how your habits affect your gut health and vice versa.