Holistic living informed my BUSINESS!
‘Having a healthy gut completely changed my life’
SARAH BRAITHWAITE, 33, lives in Bryanston. She offers life coaching, motivational talks, and workshops through her business, Mindsight, and examines the important connection between a person’s mind and gut.
* THE IDEA I never understood just what a big part your gut plays in your overall health, until five years ago when I found myself in the throes of an autoimmune disease. I struggled with pain and chronic inflammation and, even though I sought advice from doctors, couldn’t find a long-term solution. Desperate for answers, I started doing my own research. One thing that consistently came up was the topic of gut health and how it can affect everything from your immune system and the levels of acidity in your body, to the nerves leading to your brain. I read how maintaining a healthy gut with an anti-inflammatory diet – where you reduce your intake of processed foods, sugar and gluten, while eating more fruit and vegetables – could eliminate the harmful bacteria that lead to inflammation. It was tough to follow such a rigid eating plan, but
