Gut-Health for Back-to-School

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Gut-Health for Back-to-School

I have written a series of monthly blog posts as a guest contributor on US Wellness Meats Blog. This month, I am sharing my tips for back-to-school and the importance of supporting gut health to maintain optimal health this school season. With nearly the entire immune system residing in the gut, supporting the gut is the best way to stay healthy this school year! Read more about my tips to stay healthy and what constitutes a healthy gut, and share my favorite Bacon & Egg Cup recipe for an easy grab-and-go breakfast option in my blog post.

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Yoga + Life Magazine: The Benefits of Bone Broth

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Yoga + Life Magazine: The Benefits of Bone Broth

Bone broth is the newest health trend brewing up quite the buzz. Unlike the buzz from your morning long shot double espresso or perhaps your hand crafted, muddled old fashioned, this particular buzz resonates within your core, leaving you glowing from the inside out. The reason is simple and can be explained in two words: gut health.

Nearly your entire immune system is located in the gut, making gut health a primary concern when considering optimal health. Gut health is defined as a healthy balance of bacteria, or microbiome, and fungi, or mycobiome, in the gut as well as a healed and sealed gut lining.

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Preparedness is in the GUT: How Lyme Disease Helped Me Transform Fear into Trust

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Preparedness is in the GUT: How Lyme Disease Helped Me Transform Fear into Trust

Every day I am faced with the choice of fear. After being diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2014, the doctor said to me: “Are you aware you can die from this?” and “You will live like this the rest of your life.” At that moment, I knew I had two options: I could either succumb to the diagnosis of my potentially deadly and dismal future, or, I could learn to live in harmony with the disease, taking better care of my body and ultimately regaining control of my life.

I chose the latter of the two.

I started with healing my gut. Nearly the entire immune system resides in the gut and there is no better way to battle any illness then focusing on strengthening the immune system.

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Probiotics ARE Beneficial: A Response To The Recent Probiotic Studies

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Probiotics ARE Beneficial: A Response To The Recent Probiotic Studies

Probiotics are all the buzz these days as gut health is rapidly becoming one of the most widely discussed topics when it comes to optimal health. Nearly the entire immune system is located in the gut making gut health foundational in achieving optimal health. It seems as though probiotics are popping up everywhere from beverages to cereals as this topic gains popularity and more people look towards improving the health of their gut.

However, two recent studies published in Cell have people questioning the effectiveness of probiotics. In one study, researchers studied the changes in the microbiome of a group of people over the course of one month that were given an 11-strain probiotic combination or a placebo. In the second study, researchers, studied the effects of the same 11-strain probiotic after antibiotic use. 

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3 Simple Ways to Start Implementing the GAPS Diet Now: Part 3

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3 Simple Ways to Start Implementing the GAPS Diet Now: Part 3

Welcome back to my series on Ways to Start Implementing the GAPS Diet now. In case you missed it, so far we’ve discussed Bone Broth and Ferments to incorporate into your daily routine to begin repairing the gut and healing the body.  My third recommendation on ways to start implementing the GAPS Diet would be making your own yogurt or kefir.

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