Fermented Foods: One Step Better Than Raw
Did you know that many people find it difficult to digest raw and sometimes even cooked vegetables? Fermented foods are easy on the digestive tract and will help to replenish your inner ecology.
Did you know that many people find it difficult to digest raw and sometimes even cooked vegetables? Fermented foods are easy on the digestive tract and will help to replenish your inner ecology.
Fermenting was once used to preserve food, and it also provides the body with a healthy dose of friendly bacteria to improve digestive health and boost immunity. When fermenting at home, it’s important to avoid wild starter cultures that could compromise gut integrity.
The holidays don’t have to be stressful from start to finish. Learn 5 handy tips that you can use this season to fight stress, boost immunity, and keep your digestion on track!
Kombucha tea is a popular health drink that countless people enjoy as a fizzy alternative to sugary soda. Although it’s fermented, many people with Candida overgrowth and gut disorders can’t tolerate kombucha because it contains unregulated wild ferments.
Holidays like Thanksgiving can be challenging to people who are committed to eating healthy, losing weight, or healing themselves from symptoms of illness.
While eating may be synonymous with the holidays, overeating is a decision that could cost you in heartburn, gas, and bloating. Learn 3 helpful tips that you can use to enjoy your holiday feast to the fullest without wreaking havoc on your digestive tract.
Most doctors recommend a high-fiber diet that is low in saturated fat to manage diabetes. But recent research says otherwise, suggesting that eliminating one common protein could make a world of difference in improving diabetes.
For new and experienced parents alike, a case of colic is enough to make you want to pull out your hair from endless crying, fussiness, and feeding issues. But before you give your baby an antacid as a remedy, consider naturally healing her gut to relieve digestive discomfort.
Candida is highly adaptive, opportunistic yeast that can be found in every healthy human being. When left unchecked, Candida overgrowth can lead to a wide range of mild to severe health disorders, often triggered by stress or illness.
When you monitor the frequency, consistency, and color of your stool, you can detect disharmony or disease in the body early on. Better understanding your bowel movements can help you make the right choices to improve your overall health!
Healing for an eating disorder like anorexia, bulimia, extreme dieting, or binge eating can be supported by first healing the gut. You can use the Body Ecology principles of Uniqueness and Step-by-Step to correct disordered eating and get your health back on track.
Last week I stopped by the butcher counter at my local supermarket. As the man behind the counter trimmed cuts of meat, he asked, “So, how about you tell me a fun fact or a valuable life lesson?”
Most of us know that the trick to staying healthy is a balancing act between diet, exercise and healthy relationships. Yet more often than not, one thing or another gets neglected as we rush through our daily activities.
Most of us reach for sugar-free diet foods and diet sodas to cut calories and lose weight. But before you do… Consider the fact that artificial sweeteners are far from safe and can kill healthy bacteria in the digestive tract.
Itchy, red eyes and a runny nose don’t have to be the norm come allergy season. Learn two effective techniques that you can use to safely combat respiratory allergies to find long-lasting relief.
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