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Have you ever had a neighbor with a really ugly looking yard? 👀

Weeds are growing everywhere.

The grass hasn’t been mowed in weeks/months.

The grass is dead from not being watered. 

The mulch needs to be replaced.

...You can probably get a pretty good image of that right? 

I like to use this analogy with a lot of my clients with chronic gut issues. This is kinda what the inside of our gut looks like when we experience things like uncomfortable bloating, irregular BMs, stomach pain/discomfort, intolerance to foods, IBS, SIBO, etc..

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Diet, Diet Tips, Dietitian, Digestion, Fiber, FODMAP, Gut, Gut Health, Health, Health Tips, Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Healthy Weight, Lifestyle, Weight Loss, Wellness, Women, Women's Health -

With so much conflicting nutrition information out there, juicing has become a bit of a controversial topic.  Some have grown scared of juice or dubbed it as “bad” because of the sugar content while others claim juicing is the cure to almost anything.  

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Was it Hippocrates who said all disease begins in the gut?...

Well whoever it was, I think they were right. A strong and healthy digestive system is the foundation to overall health. But how do you know if your gut is healthy and strong? It’s not a simple answer.

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Let’s chat about constipation. It’s a surefire ingredient to unhappiness. When I started my career as a dietitian, I was working in a hospital setting. If my patients were crabby, it was usually because they were constipated. No doubt you will feel irritable, bloated, and gassy if a good poop eludes you. 

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Gut health is all the rage these days and for good reason!  At least 70% of our immune system is located in the gut.  The gut-brain connection is being studied more and more, even linking poor gut health to autoimmune diseases.  Not to mention, the impact the gut has on our mood and it’s relation to depression and anxiety.  Here are 10 things to add to your diet to create a happy microbiome!

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