Healthy Gut Company

Healthy Gut Company Since 2009, we've been working to create professional products that produce healing results. Built by health nerds like you, for you.

Steven Wright is a medical engineer who's spent over $400,000 on his own gut health issues and peak performance. At Healthy Gut we channel Steven's care for helping others along the healing journey and building professional grade innovate products to speed this journey up.

06/02/2026

Everyone assumes heartburn = too much stomach acid.

But for a huge percentage of people, the actual cause is the opposite — not enough acid. When acid is low, food sits too long, ferments, builds pressure, and pushes acid up through the LES valve.

That’s why antacids often make heartburn worse over time. You’re suppressing acid you already don’t have enough of.

Four options that work with your stomach instead of against it:

🔹 Apple cider vinegar — 1–2 tsp in water before meals.Provides mild acid pre-load.

🔹 Lemon juice — half a lemon in water before meals. Use a straw to protect enamel.

🔹 Baking soda — ½ tsp in ¼ cup water. Neutralizes acid for occasional fast relief. Not for daily use.

🔹 Betaine HCl — supplements the exact hydrochloric acid your stomach makes. A 2013 study found 1500mg dropped gastric pH within 6 minutes.

If antacids haven’t worked — it’s worth investigating whether your acid is too low, not too high.

06/02/2026

If you’ve done Rifaximin, low-FODMAP, herbal protocols, expensive breath tests — and your SIBO STILL keeps coming back…

It’s not because you did something wrong. 💛

It’s because every one of those treatments attacks the bacteria. None of them address the loop that put the bacteria there in the first place.

Here’s the loop 👇
→ Low enzymes
→ Undigested food in the small intestine
→ Bacteria migrate up to eat it
→ Damage to your gut lining
→ Even fewer enzymes
→ Loop restarts

You can kill the bacteria. But until you fix the upstream enzyme deficiency, the same conditions invite them right back.

You’re not broken. You’ve been fighting the wrong end of the cycle.

Save this for your next flare 🔖

05/29/2026

Right now, the bacteria in your gut might be eating your food before your body can use it. 🦠

That’s actually where bloating comes from. Not the food itself.

Here’s how it works 👇

Every carb you eat is held together by bonds. Your body can’t absorb anything until enzymes break those bonds apart.

If your enzymes don’t break them in time, that undigested food just sits there — and your gut bacteria swoop in and start eating it instead. Their waste product? Gas.

That’s the pressure, the bloat, the post-meal misery.
And there are 3 specific enzyme gaps that cause it:

🔸 Amylase (starches like potatoes and bread)
🔸 Maltase, lactase, invertase (sugars)
🔸 Cellulase and alpha-galactosidase (fiber and vegetables)

This is exactly why we built HoloZyme — it covers all three enzyme types in one capsule, and it comes pre-activated with the mineral cofactors most enzyme formulas leave out.

✅For deeper bloating issues, the Gas & Bloating Bundle pairs it with HCL Guard+ (for stomach acid) and Tributyrin-X (for gut lining support).

For more support, click the link in bio or send us a DM 🌿

Save this one 🔖

05/28/2026

If you literally can’t p**p in the morning without coffee, this is for you ☕💩

Most people think coffee makes them go. But coffee is just along for the ride.

The real trigger is a hormone called cortisol, and it’s supposed to rise naturally about 30 minutes after you wake up. That rise activates something called the gastrocolic reflex, which is the signal that tells your colon “time to move.”

If it’s working right, you should feel the urge within an hour of waking. No coffee required.

But if your cortisol rhythm is off: from stress, bad sleep, hormonal shifts, that morning signal never fires properly. So you stay backed up until caffeine artificially kicks the system into gear.

The real fix isn’t more coffee. It’s getting your cortisol rhythm back on track.
Save this one 🔖

**p

05/27/2026

If anyone tells you there’s one reason you’re constipated, they’re wrong. 🚫

The truth: constipation almost never has a single cause. Most people have 2 to 4 reasons stacking on top of each other — which is why “just drink more water” rarely fixes it on its own.

Here’s what’s actually going on 👇

Group 1: Lifestyle — low fiber, no fermented foods, no movement, emotional stress

Group 2: Physiology — low stomach acid, hormone imbalances, thyroid issues, gut infections, heavy metals

Group 3: Medications — antacids, antidepressants, antihistamines, opioids, calcium & iron supplements
If you’ve tried the basics and they didn’t work, you’re not broken. You probably just haven’t found all your causes yet.

That’s exactly why we built the Constipation Bundle — Magnesium-HP, HCL Guard+, and HoloZyme working together to support motility, stomach acid, and full food breakdown from multiple angles, not just one. 🔑

Find it at healthygut.com 🌿
Save this one 🔖

05/26/2026

Most people have never heard of xylanase. But it might be the missing piece for chronic bloating.

Here’s the breakdown 👇

🔸 What it does: Breaks down xylan, a fiber found in nearly every plant carb (wheat, oats, rice, corn, beans, vegetables).

🔸 The problem: Your body doesn’t produce xylanase. Your gut bacteria make a small amount, but research published by the National Academy of Sciences shows only ~72% of dietary xylan gets digested.

🔸 The consequence: The remaining 28% ferments in your colon → gas, bloating, cramping, sometimes headaches.

🔸 The fix: Supplemental xylanase. But here’s what most brands miss — enzymes are inert without their mineral cofactors. Magnesium, zinc, and manganese act as the “ignition” that turns each enzyme on. Without them, you’re swallowing dormant proteins.

So when you’re evaluating an enzyme supplement, look for two things: xylanase coverage AND included mineral cofactors.

05/26/2026

POV: you Googled “is it normal to fart this much” 🫣

Good news — probably yes. 5 to 15 times a day is actually average.

Bad news — if yours clear a room, that’s your gut telling on you.

Two usual suspects 👇🏼

📌Missing the enzyme that breaks down cruciferous veggies (alpha-galactosidase)

📌Undigested protein fermenting in your colon

Fix the digestion, fix the smell. 🙃

Link in bio.

05/22/2026

Quick question — do you know what your stomach acid actually does?🧐

Most people would say “breaks down food.” And that’s true. But it actually has four jobs, and the other three are just as important.

Without enough acid:

Protein doesn’t break down properly🍗🥩
You can’t absorb minerals from your food😬
Bacteria from food survives the stomach🦠
Your gut doesn’t get the signal to keep moving🚽

Which one surprised you the most? 👇
Link in bio if you want to learn more.

05/19/2026

Everyone’s blaming acid reflux on too much acid.But here’s what nobody’s talking about:

👇The same symptoms — burping, bloating, heaviness, nausea — can mean the OPPOSITE.Low stomach acid is wildly under-diagnosed, and these 7 signs are how you spot it

🔍Tag someone who needs to see this

👇Link in bio for the full breakdown.

Most people think of magnesium as a “sleep mineral.” But that barely scratches the surface.Magnesium is a required cofac...
05/14/2026

Most people think of magnesium as a “sleep mineral.” But that barely scratches the surface.
Magnesium is a required cofactor in over 600 enzymatic reactions in the human body, meaning these processes literally cannot happen without it. Here’s what that looks like in real life:

💤 Sleep regulation — Magnesium activates your parasympathetic nervous system (your “rest and digest” mode) and binds to GABA receptors, the same receptors that calm your brain for sleep. Low magnesium = a brain that won’t shut off.

🧠 Stress & anxiety response — It regulates the HPA axis, your body’s stress-response system. When magnesium is low, cortisol stays elevated longer, which is why chronic stress and magnesium deficiency create a vicious cycle.

💪 Muscle function — Magnesium is the “off switch” for muscle contraction (calcium is the “on switch”). Without enough magnesium, muscles stay contracted — hello cramps, tension headaches, and restless legs at 2am.

🫀 Heart rhythm — Your heart is a muscle, and it needs magnesium to relax between beats. Deficiency is linked to palpitations, arrhythmias, and elevated blood pressure.

⚡ Energy production — Every molecule of ATP (your cells’ energy currency) must be bound to magnesium to be biologically active. Low magnesium literally means your cells can’t make usable energy.

🚽 Digestion & gut motility — Magnesium relaxes the smooth muscle of your intestinal walls and helps regulate bowel movements. It also supports the production of digestive enzymes.

🦴 Bone health — 60% of your body’s magnesium is stored in your bones. It’s required for vitamin D activation and for calcium to actually deposit into bone tissue (not into your arteries).

If you’ve been chalking these symptoms up to “just stress” or “getting older”… it might be worth looking deeper.

Address

Boulder, CO
80304

Telephone

+18886125997

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Healthy Gut Company posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Healthy Gut Company:

Shortcuts

Share

Category