Mailbag: Feed Your Finicky Gut to Promote Healing
“I’m slightly underweight with digestive issues. What foods are the easiest to digest and help heal the gut? I try to eat mostly organic whole foods but sometimes nothing sounds good and I want something but don’t know what. Thank you for caring and helping people!” – Tummy Troubled It’s frustrating when your body needs...
Could This Gut Bug Help Curb Your Sweet Tooth?
Yesterday, I warned you about the devastating health impact of sugary drinks (if you missed that, CLICK HERE to catch up). Well, in honor of Groundhog’s Day, I will to talk about sugar AGAIN today. Because if you’ve ever found yourself unable to resist that second (or third) cookie, you’re not alone. Our bodies are...
Discover How Gut Bugs Shape Your Brain Health
We’ve all experienced an intuitive “gut feeling” before. But what if I told you your gut is doing FAR more than just sending you hunches? A new study has uncovered a fascinating link between the bacteria in your digestive system and your brain health. It might just change everything we thought we knew about preventing...
Gut Hack Helps You Avoid the Flu
Flu season hasn’t ramped up… yet. According to the CDC’s FluView, we’re still hovering at around one percent of the population testing positive for influenza. That’s fantastic news… but it doesn’t mean it’s time to rest. In fact, NOW is the time to prepare, because this is the calm before this season’s storm. As the...
A Diabetes Danger Lurking in your GUT?
Every day, we discover something new about our gut’s incredible influence on our overall health. From mood to immunity and even how well we sleep, that community of microbes in our digestive system is pulling the strings behind the scenes. So, it should come as no surprise that researchers have uncovered yet another way our...
The Tiny, Tart Secret to a HEALTHIER Gut
Most of us have FINALLY gotten the message that our bodies have been desperately sending us all along… Good health relies on good GUT health. In fact, the microbiome in your digestive tract is connected to nearly every other aspect of your well-being. (I’ll have more on this bacterial treasure trove in just a minute.)...
The REAL Reason You Can’t Lose Weight
Happy New Year! If you’re like countless other folks, you’re kicking off today with the “new year, new me” promise to FINALLY lose those extra pounds. And that’s fantastic. I won’t discourage you from losing weight. It’s a great goal. But I also want you to not beat yourself up about not for not succeeding...
The Gut Secret You HAVEN'T Heard About (Easy!)
Once we do something often enough, it’s easy for it to become old habit. This can be especially true when it comes to the pills we take. You get up, have your coffee, eat breakfast, and take your morning vitamins. You get ready for bed, brush your teeth, and take your nighttime supplements. But if...
Pleasant Pick-Me-Up Supports Gut Balance
Your gut bacteria are like a little community of tiny workers. Each bug has its own job to do. And there are a LOT of the tiny little critters. In fact, scientists estimate you have about 100 trillion of these microorganisms in your digestive tract. Collectively, they’re referred to as your microbiome. The problem is...
Tasty Hack SUPERCHARGES Gut Health
One day, we’ll look back at our discovery of the nervous system in our guts in much the same way as other giant leaps in medicine like germ theory, vaccinations, and antibiotics. Knowing it exists and how important it is has changed EVERYTHING. We now understand that the enteric nervous system, or our “second brain”...