How to Truly Heal Your Gut
If you’ve been struggling with fatigue, brain fog, stubborn weight, inflammation, or constant bloating, chances are your gut is at the root of it. Almost all chronic health problems trace back here. And yet, most advice out there — “just take probiotics, eat fiber, drink kombucha” — completely misses the mark.
The truth is simple: healing your gut isn’t about adding more powders, potions, or expensive pills. It’s about removing the constant damage and giving your body the right conditions to restore itself.
The Real Problem: The “Upper Fermenting Gut”
Your gut is a 30-foot tube. The first 25 feet should be almost sterile, breaking down proteins and fats. The last 5 feet are where the microbiome lives and thrives.
When sugar and carbs dominate your diet, bacteria and yeast creep up into the upper gut where they don’t belong. They ferment food, pump out toxins, drain your energy, inflame your gut lining, and leak into your bloodstream. This “upper fermenting gut” is behind the fatigue, foggy brain, bloating, autoimmune flares, and even joint pain many people carry around without answers.
Step 1: Stop Feeding the Invaders
Microbes survive on one thing: sugar and carbs. Humans, on the other hand, thrive on fat and protein. If you want your gut to heal, you have to starve the bad guys.
Drop the bread, cereal, fruit juices, and “healthy” granola.
Keep carbs as low as possible under 50g a day, and in stubborn cases, zero.
A simple carnivore or paleo-ketogenic approach works fast: meat, fish, eggs, organ meats, and low-oxalate greens if tolerated.
Think of this as cutting off the fuel supply. Without carbs to ferment, the microbes weaken and die back.
Step 2: Kill What’s Left
Starving is powerful, but some microbes go dormant and wait. That’s why we use a few cheap, effective tools to finish the job:
Vitamin C: 5g daily (about a teaspoon). Kills microbes, boosts immunity, and protects the heart and brain.
Iodine: a few drops in water at night. Essential for thyroid and mental clarity, and a potent antimicrobial.
MSM (organic sulfur): half a teaspoon daily, more if detoxing. Helps kill pathogens in the upper gut while feeding the healthy microbiome lower down.
None of these break the bank. They’re safe, simple, and multipurpose.
Step 3: Choose Foods That Heal
You don’t need superfoods shipped from the Amazon rainforest. You need nutrient-dense basics:
Organ meats (liver, heart, kidneys) the original multivitamin.
Eggs, fatty fish, sardines, and cheaper cuts of meat.
Homemade bone broth with added minerals like magnesium and salt.
Crunch factor: celery, lettuce, or cabbage if tolerated.
Cheap. Powerful. Healing.
Step 4: Protect Against Modern Toxins
Even if you eat clean, today’s world is stacked against your gut. Pesticides like glyphosate wipe out half of the microbiome in one hit. Chemical-laced skincare seeps toxins directly into your bloodstream.
This is why:
Choose organic when you can (especially for grains and fruit).
Simplify your skincare. If you can’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin.
Sweat. Saunas, exercise, hot baths all help mobilize stored toxins.
Step 5: Watch Your Body Change
You’ll know your gut is healing when:
The bloating settles.
Energy returns, without the mid-afternoon crash.
Brain fog clears.
Belly fat that stubborn “apple shape” finally shifts.
Remember, healing the gut isn’t about perfection. It’s about consistency. Slip-ups happen what matters is getting back on track.
Final Word
Most of the modern illnesses we battle today from autoimmune flare-ups to mental fatigue start in the gut. Don’t wait for the pills, the probiotics, or the hype. Take back control by cutting out what harms you and giving your body the simple tools to do what it was designed to do: heal.
It won’t be easy at first because carbs and sugar are addictive. But freedom, clarity, and vitality are on the other side of that choice.
Your gut is the foundation. Heal it, and the rest of your life falls into place.
