If you are among the thousands of individuals who have been mandated to work from home, you might be feeling a bit frazzled. The change of routine can often bring a sense of disruption and uncertainty. Keeping on a routine, however, can be the answer to keeping stress low and maintaining progress with a healthier […]
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How to Order Healthy Take-Out
With the recent news of COVID-19, it may be difficult to decide what to do for your meals. Whether there is not enough food on the shelves in the grocery stores to gather ingredients for your healthy, homemade meals, or if you are avoiding the grocery store to prevent catching the virus. Either way, ordering […]
Gut Bacteria, Good or Bad?
The average human has about 100 trillion gut bacteria living in their digestive system. Although we typically think of bacteria as a bad thing, we actually need good bacteria in our digestive system for it to function properly. Within the trillions of bacteria living in our gut, there are around 1,000 different species. All of […]
What is Leaky Gut- and How to Heal It.
I’m sure many people have heard of leaky gut syndrome by now, but what exactly is it? Is it really what the name sounds like? The answer is yes, it really means that you have a leaky gut. Leaky Gut Syndrome’s technical term is intestinal permeability. The intestinal lining is a single layer that serves […]
What is the Gut-Brain Connection?
There has been a lot of research done within the last 10 years on the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract), and it is much more complex than most people realize. Your brain and your gut are very closely related, they work both together and independently. Your enteric nervous system lines your entire digestive tract, all the […]