Can naturopathy help us feel better?
The gut microbiota is now considered a vital organ that contributes to our physical and mental health. Defined as our second brain, this ecosystem made up of billions of bacteria is also sensitive to our emotions. Various factors such as stress, anxiety, or depression can affect the balance of our gut flora and cause digestive problems.
Interview with Sandrine Farnetti, naturopath specializing in digestive and emotional balance.
A naturopath specializing in digestive and emotional balance for 10 years, Sandrine Farnetti supports people prone to digestive disorders linked to their lifestyle and emotions. She has created a 3-month support program that brings about changes in three personal areas: lifestyle, mental health, and self-acceptance (body, heart, and mind), and it seems that this approach has been successful.
The basic principle of naturopathy is to conduct in-depth research on each individual, which obviously involves listening. In order to discover the source of the problems, a naturopath will take into account the individual as a whole: physical, emotional, and social.
Digestive discomfort can be very debilitating and painful, but it is not inevitable. Science, nutrition, neuroscience, and mind-body approaches now offer us effective tools for understanding and remedying these problems.
The most important thing, which may seem obvious, is to listen.
Who are naturopathy sessions for?
Naturopathy sessions are for people who believe that their digestive problems are linked to their emotional state and vice versa.
The support offered aims to identify the cause of the imbalance: what caused the problem in the first place.
Once the source has been identified, I help each person to implement as much advice as possible and offer tools that enable them to become self-sufficient.
Of course, naturopathy is for those who are open to exploring new avenues for their health, who want to co-create their own solution, and who are already under medical supervision.
Is it possible to prevent certain digestive disorders from developing?
Through more in-depth investigations: functional preventive biology. Certain markers can provide us with information about intestinal hyperpermeability, for example.
But also an analysis of the microbiota, which gives us a clear picture of what needs to be supported at a given moment. For example, certain bacteria affect sleep quality or emotional stability (frustration, irritability, etc.). In fact, if they are present in too small quantities, it would be beneficial to specifically supplement them.
Another example is that certain bacteria are responsible for bloating or constipation, so having too much or too little of them gives us concrete information about the support to be put in place and therefore enables us to establish a targeted and truly personalized lifestyle.
Can gut microbiota analysis help you in your follow-up procedures?
A big YES, because finally, I will be able to get a picture of the gut ecosystem of the person who comes to see me. This provides avenues for further investigation.
It allows me to see possible causes for their digestive problems, but also to look at neurotransmitter aspects and cardiovascular prevention. It is important to have this global view of the microbiota in order to take action and avoid dysbiosis or intestinal hyperpermeability, which could cause inflammation and aggravate a person's emotional state.
Microbiome mapping allows me to find answers to certain questions, such as: why is this person (or rather their body) not responding to tryptophan (amino acid) supplementation? Simply because their microbiota does not have the strains to do so. Microbiota analysis, as proposed by Nahibu, will allow me to supplement with probiotics in a precise manner, rather than blindly!
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