Another reason why cleaning up nutrition is so good for the state of your body is gut health. When your gut is unhealthy or imbalanced, many problems can ensue. Digestion issues, moodiness, fatigue, low energy, inflammation issues etc… can all be signs of an imbalance within the gut. We have all sorts of bacteria, bugs, yeast that live in the digestive tract and this ecosystem is very delicate. When thrown off, negative issues can result. Probiotics are good bugs and a healthy balance of these within the gut maintain a healthy functioning body. When the bad bugs are given an environment to thrive in, the probiotics have a hard to fighting them off. Bad bugs love sugar, so when you consume large amounts of sugar, you are fueling them! On top of that things like loads of coffee and other highly acidic foods can destroy the good bugs. Then the ratio is really thrown off and all sorts of unhealthy issues can result. So taking a break from sugar and allowing the body to repair is a great option to give your body a fighting chance to regain some homeostasis and repair any damage done. Also, making sure you are getting in some good probiotics could possibly help too.