Gut Health Diet

Gut Health Diet

The Gut Health Diet is a comprehensive, restorative program designed to support the intestinal lining, reduce systemic inflammation, and promote a balanced microbiome. This plan follows a "remove, replace, reinoculate, and repair" protocol, eliminating common agitators while introducing nutrient-dense, healing foods. To align with your specific needs, this version of the plan is strictly gluten-free, sugar-free, and corn-free, removing potential triggers that can disrupt digestive function. Your PlexusDx report informs this approach by analyzing key genes such as HLA (related to gluten sensitivity), TNF (inflammation regulation), SI (sucrase-isomaltase digestion), and FUT2 (microbiome composition). By understanding these genetic predispositions, you can better tailor your nutritional choices to support optimal gut integrity and immune health.

This program is built on evidence-backed strategies to restore digestive balance. It focuses on removing inflammatory processed ingredients and replacing them with whole, restorative foods that calm the immune system and nourish the gut lining. The following recommendations are central to your plan:

• Prioritize Probiotics & Prebiotics: Consume probiotic-rich foods like yogurt, kimchi, miso, and tempeh to replenish beneficial bacteria, while adding prebiotic fibers from asparagus, garlic, onion, and oat bran to feed them.
• Focus on Anti-Inflammatory Foods: Combat inflammation by eating fatty fish, leafy greens, olive oil, and antioxidant-rich herbs like turmeric and ginger, avoiding all refined sugars and gluten.
• Incorporate Repairing Nutrients: Include foods rich in essential tissue-repairing nutrients, such as omega-3s from salmon and flaxseed, zinc from pumpkin seeds, selenium from Brazil nuts, and vitamin A from sweet potatoes and kale.
• Increase Fiber Intake: Support digestion and lower inflammation markers (like CRP) with high-fiber choices such as quinoa, buckwheat, apples, and varied vegetables.

Ready to start your gut-healing journey? Click the button below to access your customized PlexusDx meal planning tool. If you encounter a meal containing ingredients you need to avoid, you can easily find a suitable alternative using our "Swap" feature:

1. Locate the meal you wish to change in your daily view.
2. Click the three dots in the corner of the recipe card.
3. Select “Swap recipe” from the menu options.
4. Choose “Swap” to change just that meal, or “Swap all” to replace it for future occurrences.
5. Keep clicking “Swap” to cycle through delicious alternatives that match your plan's rules, such as gluten-free, sugar-free, and corn-free options.

PlexusDx provides educational information about genetic predispositions only. This content is not medical advice. Always discuss genetic findings, test results, symptoms, and treatment decisions with your healthcare provider or an allergist to determine appropriate care for your situation.

Frequently Asked Questions About The Gut Health Diet

What is the Gut Health Diet and how does it support gut healing?

The Gut Health Diet is a restorative nutrition program designed to support the intestinal lining, reduce systemic inflammation, and promote a balanced microbiome. It uses a “remove, replace, reinoculate, and repair” approach by eliminating common digestive agitators, adding nutrient-dense healing foods, replenishing beneficial gut bacteria, and focusing on repairing nutrients that support digestion and immune health.

Why is the Gut Health Diet gluten-free, sugar-free, and corn-free?

This version of the plan is strictly gluten-free, sugar-free, and corn-free to help remove potential dietary triggers that may disrupt digestive function. By avoiding these ingredients, the plan aims to calm inflammation, reduce irritation to the gut lining, and create a steadier environment for improved microbiome balance and gut integrity.

How does my PlexusDx report help personalize the Gut Health Diet?

Your PlexusDx report helps tailor the plan to your genetic predispositions by analyzing genes tied to gluten sensitivity (HLA), inflammation regulation (TNF), digestion capacity (SI), and microbiome composition (FUT2). Using these insights, the program guides food choices that support gut lining repair, microbiome health, and immune balance—such as prioritizing probiotics and prebiotics, choosing anti-inflammatory foods, and including repairing nutrients and high-fiber options.

What tests can help me learn more about Gut Health Diet?

The Functional Health Genetic Test delivers over 750 personalized genetic insights across 10 in-depth genetic reports to support whole-body, systems-level health understanding. The Diet and Nutrition Genetic Report translates your results into personalized, actionable guidance. Your healthcare provider can also recommend targeted blood tests based on your specific pathway results and health history to complement your genetic insights with current biomarker data.