Melissa Hall Klepacki, M.Ac.

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I often use the metaphor of climate change in the gut because it helps people understand something important: When you change the environment, you should expect other things to change too. Take proton pump inhibitors like Nexium. You may have been told you have “too much stomach acid,” so you take something to suppress that acid. But stomach acid isn’t there by accident. It plays an important role in digestion and in the environment of your entire GI tract. Change that internal climate, and you may start noticing changes downstream. More gas. More belching. Constipation. Bloating. Food that suddenly doesn’t seem to digest the way it used to. And often, people never connect those symptoms back to the change that happened upstream. This is why I don’t approach gut health by simply trying to shut down a symptom. I want to understand why the body is doing what it’s doing and, whenever possible, support normal digestive function. Your gut is an ecosystem. Change one part of the environment, and the effects can ripple throughout the system. If you’re struggling with constipation, bloating, gas, belching, reflux or other digestive symptoms and feel like you’re just chasing one symptom after another, I’m here. Reach out. There may be more to the story.#onthisday

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If you’ve been undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or feel like you’re on the verge of a diagnosis, but you can’t quite put your finger on it. My best advice as a Chinese medicine practitioner is to do a deep and comprehensive detox. Once you lift the toxins off your system and your body burden is decreased, your health can flourish once again. It’s the work that I do and my favorite work because I get amazing results and people feel better.

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It’s a metaphor I use often : climate change in your gut - created by what you ingest.