If you want to experience the benefits of a healthy and happy gut, it's time to belly up to the challenge! Your gut is home to trillions of little critters that significantly affect your health and overall well-being. They are collectively known as the gut microbiome and are responsible for keeping our bodies healthy. From digestion to brain function, there's no doubt that a healthy microbiome is essential for overall wellness. The gut microbiome has many vital functions that are key to good health. These include the fermentation of dietary fibers and other complex carbohydrates to produce Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs). SFCAs are essential energy sources and protect the digestive tract, regulating and maintaining the integrity of the intestinal barrier. They also assist in maintaining a robust immune system, protecting the nervous system, supporting mental and emotional health, and much more - all from your gut!
Knowing how important your gut is for your health, RidgeCrest Herbals has designed Belly Be Happy™ to support and strengthen this intricate system.
Belly Be Happy™ contains herbal and probiotic ingredients that work together to promote optimal gut health. Here are some of the key benefits of ingredients you will find in Belly Be Happy™:
Maintain soothed tissue: Marshmallow root and Slippery Elm bark contain mucilage, a gel-like substance that helps protect and maintain a soothed tissue lining in the digestive tract. These ingredients are intended to support the healthy structure and function of the digestive system.
Good for healthy bacteria: Marshmallow root is a prebiotic, which helps feed good bacteria.
Cleansing: Slippery Elm has mild detoxifying and cleansing effects.
Support digestion: Peppermint and ginger are included to support good digestion and minimize normal, occasional gastrointestinal discomfort. Peppermint contains compounds that can help keep the muscles in the digestive tract relaxed. Ginger, on the other hand, can help stimulate digestion and help keep the belly at ease. Together, these ingredients are intended to support the complete structure and function of the digestive system.
Contains Gingerol. Gingerol, the active chemical constituent found in ginger, helps maintain an anti-nausea state, supports healthy blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and supports good intestinal motility ― how long food stays in the system and digestive tract.
Promotes Regularity: Peppermint supports bile production and maintenance of healthy, smooth bowel movements.
Contains Probiotics: Multiple probiotic strains include Bacillus Couagulans and Bacillus subtillis DE111®*. Probiotics help support a healthy balance of gut microflora. In addition, these probiotic strains are intended to support digestive health, immunity, cognitive function, and more!
Nourishes Nervous Systems: Supporting a healthy gut microbiome helps keep the connection to the CNS (Central Nervous System) and ENS (Enteric Nervous System) balanced, which can result in improved mood, sleep, and overall feelings of well-being.
Immune Support: A large percentage of the immune system is located in the gut. Maintaining gut health is critical for a healthy immune system.
Intestinal Barrier Support: The intestinal barrier is a complex network of cells and proteins that separates the digestive tract from the rest of the body. It is essential for maintaining digestive health and preventing potentially harmful microbes and components from entering the bloodstream.
Gentle and Easy: Belly Be Happy™ is a convenient and easy-to-use product. It can be incorporated into a daily supplement regime or used as needed.
Combining these natural ingredients in Belly Be Happy™ provides a comprehensive approach to supporting and strengthening gut health and the gut microbiome. By soothing the gut lining, maintaining gut lining integrity, supporting digestion, and providing beneficial bacteria, Belly Be Happy™ can help promote overall gut health and improve various aspects of health and wellness.
In addition to Belly Be Happy™ supplementation, good dietary habits can also support gut health. These include eating healthy foods high in nutrients: vitamins, minerals, clean protein, healthy fats and carbs, and fiber. Limiting foods that may challenge digestion, such as dairy, caffeine, processed sugars and carbs, artificial sweeteners, saturated fats, high sodium, etc., is also important. Other good rules to incorporate when possible are avoiding overeating, drinking plenty of water daily (trying not to drink too much with meals so digestive stomach acids are not diluted), walking after meals, exercising regularly, minimizing stress, practicing meditation and breathing, avoiding harmful environmental factors, and having good sleep habits that allow the body to rejuvenate properly.
Following some or all of these suggestions, based on our individual needs, we can give our belly all the love and support it deserves. Belly Be Happy™ adds extra gut and microbiome support when needed, leading to a daily happy and healthier belly over time!
*Bacillus subtillis DE111® is a registered trademark of Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes, Inc.
