The impact of poor gut health is not limited to the digestive system because it can also disrupt the gut’s important role of sending signals to the brain. There are many factors that can impact gut health, such as nutrition, amount of quality sleep, medication, and stress. When left uncontrolled, these factors can impact the overall health of the intestinal barrier and may also lead to an increase in chronic intestinal inflammation. Decreasing intestinal inflammation and maintaining overall gut health is absolutely critical to maintaining whole body health and wellness. Monitoring key intestinal markers, such as calprotectin, pancreatic elastase, serotonin and histamine can be achieved through analysis of a simple stool collection.