Over the past five years, gut health has had quite the glow-up, moving from a vaguely embarrassing, definitely misunderstood topic to a welcome conversation on the gym floor, over flat whites, and increasingly within the mental health space.
And frankly, it deserves the airtime. Our digestive tract, a seven to nine-metre-long system with a surface area roughly the size of a tennis court, has a direct communication line to the brain. It plays a role in everything from digestion and immunity to mood, metabolism and even skin health. In short, the chances are that when your gut is unhappy, the rest of you is going to feel it too.
