1 Measure from your toe to your heel and mark this spot on the cardboard as well. 2  If your socks will go above your calves, mark any spots where your leg width fluctuates and measure down from the length line. 3  Using the marks of your heel and ankle, draw another line to create a pattern for your sock.
Dysbiosis: Finally, one of the leading causes of leaky gut is a condition called dysbiosis, which means an imbalance between beneficial and harmful species of bacteria in your gut. For many, this imbalance can begin at birth because of a C-section or because the mother didnât have a healthy gut herself.
The GI condition commonly known as âleaky gut syndromeâ has been gaining a lot of attention lately for several reasons: 1  A growing body of research has linked leaky gut to a number of âseemingly unrelatedâ health concerns and chronic diseases. As more Americans are affected by poor diet choices, chronic stress, toxic overload and bacterial imbalance it appears that the prevalence of leaky gut has reached epidemic proportions.