♠ The digestive fire affects all aspects of the body. Take this quiz to see how yours fares, and learn how to support it with 15 simple tips. According to the GI Alliance, 20 million Americans suffer from at least one digestive disorder, making digestive disorders the third...
Read MoreDigestion♣ Tired of yogurt, kombucha, and kefir? Then give these five foods a try to get more of the gut-boosting benefits of fermentation. If you haven’t added beneficial fermented foods to your diet—now is the time. Studies have shown that fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, and kombucha...
Read More◊ Gut issues increase as you age, but there’s so much you can do to keep it functioning well. Aging is a natural process that gradually stresses your gut function by impacting your colonic, gastric, and esophageal motility—essentially the body’s ability to move food. Impaired digestion often forces you to...
Read More• • • Everyone’s microbiome is slightly different, but for this week’s Healthy Habits, here are some ways to support it in general. ◊ Remember that old song where Judy Garland sings, “Just me and my shadow ...
Read More1. The liver is our detoxifying powerhouse, so give it a break this spring with these liver-loving foods. ⇓ 2. Up your fiber intake with artichokes which will help sweep toxins out of your system. ∴ Artichokes are an excellent source of liver-cleansing fiber. They help sweep out toxins...
Read More• • • A 2017 report from The American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine revealed that many people in the American public feel confused about how much and what foods to get fiber from. Contributing factors to this confusion include the plethora of specialized diets available and food product...
Read More♥ Improve your digestion and overall health by tending to the quality of your digestive fire—using alchemy. ↵ When it comes to dietary health, you are probably familiar with the axiom “You are what you eat.” To a large degree, this is true. It’s important that our diet...
Read MoreThe secret to a happy, health gut is knowing it’s not what you eat, it’s how. There are a million diets out there and lots of confusing and sometimes conflicting advice about what foods are healthiest for our bodies. Should we be eating healthy fats from...
Read More◊ With its trillions of microbes working to regulate the immune system, produce vitamins and hormones, and communicate with the brain, the gut may just be the best advice-giver around, if you know how to listen. As someone who struggled with at-times debilitating digestive issues for over...
Read More♥ You are doing all the "right" things with your diet...
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