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Using probiotics for digestive woes and bowel movements
What do probiotics have to do with bowel movements? Probiotics are tiny organisms that live and work in your intestines. These friendly bacteria perform many jobs, including food digestion, protecting the balance of intestinal flora, and cleaning harmful waste from … Continue reading
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Gut Health and Helpful Bacteria: It Takes a Villus
Right from childbirth, our bodies came into contact with a plethora of beneficial bacteria. Believe it or not, these helpful bacteria become a part of us as we pass through the birth canal, entering through the mouth and moving quickly … Continue reading
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A Happy, Healthy Holiday Season Part 2: Remember what you want
In part one of this blog, I explained how overindulgence in holiday fare can really sabotage the season’s merry and offered suggestions to help you accomplish your health goals, despite the ulterior motives of fruitcakes and gingerbread men. Here I … Continue reading
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A Happy, Healthy Holiday Season Part 1: Don’t bite off more than you can chew
Overeating and over-consumption of refined, sugary, fatty, or caffeinated foods and alcohol (all plentiful this time of year) can wreak all sorts of havoc on your body, like: Promoting inflammation Causing weight gain Impairing mood and concentration Lowering energy levels … Continue reading
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Are We Eating Wrong? The Idea of Big Breakfasts and Small Dinners
Meal Reversal Believe it or not, one of best things we can do for our digestive environment is meal reversal. What this means exactly is eating a larger meal for breakfast, a medium size meal for lunch and a smaller … Continue reading
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There’s more to fiber than a little roughage
Fiber, commonly known as roughage, is the part of plant-based foods—such as fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, or nuts—that the body can’t digest. Dietary fiber is often divided into two broad types: soluble and insoluble. If you mix soluble fiber in … Continue reading
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Stress and Leaky Gut: Implications and solutions
Stress has many negative effects on gastrointestinal function, including increased intestinal permeability—otherwise known as “leaky gut.” When a person experiences stress, the brain releases a chemical called corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF). CRF triggers a cascade of other chemicals which eventually … Continue reading
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Digestive health, candida and dysbiosis: The battle of good and bad bacteria
It’s been estimated that up to 60% of your body’s immune activity is inside your small intestine. Up to 500 species of bacteria, perhaps more, live in your digestive system, and the quality and quantity of each species is determined … Continue reading
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Stress and Digestion Part 3-Rescuing Your Digestive System
Rescuing Your Digestive System Although it is not possible to avoid all stress, it is beneficial to keep stress at a manageable level and allow your parasympathetic nervous system to have a chance to repair your body. Here are some … Continue reading
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Stress and Digestion Part 2-When Stress Takes Over
Stress and Your Digestive System Any stress you experience, be it physical or emotional, activates the sympathetic nervous system and triggers production of adrenal hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol, that prepare your body to deal with the stress. This … Continue reading