Ep. 10 Optimize your minerals for optimal digestion with Leah Brueggemann

Today’s episode is all about all things minerals and gut health, minerals and stress, why you should care about minerals, and why they matter.Leah Brueggemann is a Functional Diagnostic Nutritional practitioner, specializing in hormonal balance for women. She helps women balance their hormones naturally with nutrition, lifestyle and finally getting to the root issue. She has helped over 300 women get painless periods, stabilize their moods, get pregnant and finally able to lose weight. Leah has a passion for helping women connect to their cycle, and reclaim their health.In Today’s Episode We Discuss:Why minerals matter directly for gut healthHow minerals indirectly affect gut health Potassium and how it affects our daily livesWhy you need cofactors to absorb the minerals and supplements you’re takingPrimary, secondary, and tertiary mineralsWhy you shouldn’t be scared of SaltQuotes:“ Basically, they affect every aspect of your life, you know, water balance, nerve activity, muscle contractions, energy production, enzyme production, think about them as like your little spark plugs.” Leah Brueggemann“ And the more stressed you are, the more depleted your potassium gets.” Leah Brueggman“And I think it's so good for everyone to be aware that just going and taking random supplements or random minerals is not necessarily going to be super helpful. In fact, it could be super harmful.” Dr. Heather FinleyConnect with Dr. HeatherFollow the PodcastFollow Along on InstagramFollow Along on FacebookConnect with LeahFollow Leah on Instagram