From our previous gut health blog post, we now know that gut flora can have a huge impact on our lives – the health of our body and mind, our energy levels and day to day symptoms (or at least absence of). 

We mentioned that a ‘leaky gut’ can really impact your health and that taking steps to improve your gut health is advised when you have any health issues. 

Increasing flora with probiotics and prebiotics, usually helps to rebalance gut health to get your system is working as it should. Fixing the gut barrier itself is very important if you are to be truly healthy. 

We also briefly introduced tight junctions, which provide the barrier function in the gut. These tight junctions are also present in the blood-brain barrier (and potentially the external skin barrier). 

A leaky gut means that the tight junctions are in a weakened state allowing offensive particles to leak into the bloodstream. 

It would appear that the team at ION* (Intelligence of Nature) led by Dr Zach Bush have found a very important piece to the puzzle when it comes to understanding gut health. 

This process of repairing the gut can typically take months or even years, however, ION*Biome has been shown (both in the laboratory and clinically) to almost immediately promote the strengthening of the tight junction gut barrier. 

ION*Biome does this in both the small and large intestine cell membranes which help promote an optimal, functional gut environment that supports the immune function and gut flora. 

ION*Biome is the first dietary supplement that delivers a balanced family of bacterial metabolites to promote a healthy firewall of tight junctions in the gut wall and blood brain barrier. 

SO WHAT IS ION*BIOME? IT IS NOT A PROBIOTIC. IT IS NOT A PREBIOTIC. RATHER, IT IS A CARBON RICH, ALKALINE LIQUID, WITH LIGNITE, DERIVED TRACE ORGANICS AND ESSENTIAL TRACE AMINO ACIDS. 

In case you really need to know – lignite comes from decomposed prehistoric matter. As plants decompose, they first form peat, which then turns into humate, then lignite, then leonardite and finally to coal. All of these are rich in carbon. One of the differences between all of these elements is the amount of time and pressure have been applied to them. 

ION*Biome is the supplement that provides the communication network to support the return of biodiversity to the gut ecosystem that supports normal immune function. So if you have ANY of the symptoms associated with leaky gut, or want to make sure your gut is working optimally and functionally, we highly recommend you try ION*Biome. 

When you start taking this product, you must start with a small amount – perhaps one teaspoon a day. Some people with very compromised health should start at even lower dosages such as a drop at a time. 

You should monitor any symptoms before increasing the dosage. 

Some reported symptoms include loosening of the bowels (good movement), headaches, nausea and fatigue. Keep taking the same dosage until the symptom subsides, then gradually increase to the recommended dosage which is one teaspoon three times a day. 

We are, as always, happy to answer questions in association with this product or any other so just get in touch with us via the contact us page 

And remember a healthy outside starts from the inside. 

Functional Self is a leading distributor of ION*Biome in the UK and Europe.