About one third of people worldwide suffer from gut symptoms. This has significant negative effects on people’s quality of life, both at home and at work. On an individual level, gut symptoms can make you suffer from feelings of isolation and low self-image. These feelings can adversely affect both your social and professional life. In a professional setting, these can affect your productivity and are frequently the reason for you missing work.

Additionally, your gut influences everything from your weight, mood, stress, brain function, immune system, blood sugar regulation, heart and skin health, thus having long-term effects on your health and overall wellbeing.

YOUR GUT HOSTS TRILLIONS OF MICROBES THAT MAKE UP YOUR GUT MICROBIOME, ONE OF THE HOTTEST HEALTH AND WELLNESS TOPICS TODAY.

This gut microbiome, which communicates with both your immune system and brain, has very important functions.

Disturbances in the balance of these gut microbes are associated with several health conditions that have become prevalent in recent decades. Because the gut microbiome is still unknown to many, it is essential to include information on its many benefits as part of any employee wellness programme.

Time to Invest in Your Gut Health

You will sit in on an interactive and informative presentation focusing on the importance of gut health and the gut microbiome.

Presentation Objectives

A primary goal of this session will be to offer you tips on how you can build a strong and healthy relationship with your microbiome.

You will learn about the importance of:

– A lifestyle rich in plant-based foods
– Increasing your probiotic intake through fermented foods
– Regular exercise
– Good quality sleep
– Managing and reducing stress
– Sensible use of medications and antibiotics

Overall, the session aims to create a happier and healthier workforce that will take fewer days of sick leave and require lower medical costs. A healthy gut will also increase engagement at work and lead to greater productivity amongst employees. Additionally, this training should encourage you to embrace these lifestyle changes and make them part of you and your family’s day-to-day routine.

Presentation Outline

– What is gut health?

– Why is gut health important and why do we need to invest in it?

– Understanding the gut microbiome

– The importance of the link of the gut with the immune system

– The bidirectional communication between the brain and the gut, and how increased stress affects both the gut and the brain

– Long term Digestive, Immune and Metabolic consequences of poor gut health

– The importance of the following in maintaining a healthy and balanced gut microbiome:

– A lifestyle rich in plant-based foods
– Increasing your probiotic intake through fermented foods
– Regular exercise
– Good quality sleep
– Managing and reducing stress
– Sensible use of medications and antibiotics
– Tips on how to incorporate more plant-based foods and reduce consumption of highly processed foods both at work and at home

– Hands on exercises to manage stress

– Simple ways to manage digestive symptoms that can be life limiting and can have a large impact on you at work

Speaker

Dr. Irini Hadjisavva | Science Communicator, Gut Health Expert & Author | Facebook @DrIriniH | Instagram @DrIriniH