If you’re struggling to get over the winter time blues, check out our 7 tips below. It is not uncommon for people to notice changes in their mood, energy, appetite, sleep patterns, weight, and social activities, in the winter months.
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Holiday parties, family gatherings and big meals are right around the corner. That means a lot of food, alcohol, and more holiday treats than any one person needs.
I’m not going to tell you to not eat all the holiday treats because a) that’s unrealistic and b) that would just be mean. The best way to maintain your healthy eating through the holidays is balance and utilizing the 8 easy tips below.
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90% of the body’s serotonin is produced in the gut. Serotonin is responsible for your mood, sleep, appetite, and pain and the cells that produce serotonin depend on your gut microbes to make serotonin. If you are under chronic stress, your gut microbiota is directly negatively affected which means that your serotonin levels are affected too.
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Is Vitamin D all that it is hyped up to be? YES!!!
With the increasing amount of time we spend indoors and the sunscreen we lather on when we do get outside, most people are not getting the amount of vitamin D that they need. Applying sunscreen, with an SPF of as low as 10, reduces UVB radiation by 90%. That’s a lot of vitamin D to be missing out on.
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Food cravings occur for different reasons. Your energy, sleep, stress, hormones, and nutrition can all lead to food cravings. Food cravings tend to have a biochemical explanation behind them and figuring out what that explanation is can be the key to fixing your food cravings.
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Do you notice that you get bloated after you eat, regardless of what you eat? Do you get bloated when you’re under stress? Do you gain weight when you’re under stress? Do you notice nausea, gas, abdominal pain, and diarrhea or constipation when you are stressed out? This is what I refer to as stress belly.
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Nutrition is the basis for our health. What we eat affects our vitamin and mineral levels, gut microbiome, mood, immune system, skin, digestion, sleep, energy, and overall health. I value nutrition because I value the health of my family and myself.
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Here are your gluten-free questions answered. There are so many health issues that can improve when you eliminate gluten from your diet.
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Probiotics help keep your gut microbiome (the gastrointestinal microbiota that make up the ecosystem of your digestive tract) healthy and balanced. You need more beneficial bacteria in your microbiome than harmful bacteria for the greatest health benefits.
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Have you been treated for SIBO but you’re still not feeling better? Or you were feeling better on the diet, but now your symptoms are back that you’re trying to reintroduce foods? Post-SIBO syndrome is very common after completing treatment for SIBO and is something that we see often. Thankfully, this is also something that we can treat! Figuring out why you got SIBO in the first place is crucial so that we can treat the underlying cause to prevent your SIBO from coming back!
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The fatigue of pregnancy can be tough to deal with, especially while you are working out of the house, chasing around a toddler, or both! Luckily, there are things you can do to help.
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Are you ready for allergy season?
If you suffer from seasonal allergies, then this is for you! Many people suffer from seasonal allergies, especially those who live in the NW, but you don’t have to!!! There are many things you can do to help your body stand up to those allergies and make it through allergy season without itchy watery eyes and a runny nose. Not only does your immune system play a large role in allergies, but so do your adrenal glands- your stress glands. If your adrenal glands aren’t happy, they become more sensitive and reactive and signal your immune system to create an allergic response. Your immune system then reacts with those typical allergic symptoms that we all know- runny nose, watery itchy eyes, itchy skin, and scratchy throat. Taking care of both of these is essential if you want to make it through allergy season tissue (and medication) free.
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Morning sickness occurs in up to 90% of pregnancies. That’s a huge number! You definitely aren’t suffering alone but wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to suffer at all?! There are many safe and natural ways to help decrease your morning sickness so that you can get back to feeling good and excited about your pregnancy.
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What is leaky gut? Leaky gut is the term used when you have increased gut permeability. Your intestines are designed to breakdown and digest what you eat, but also to act as a barrier as to what stays in your digestive tract and what gets out. Increased gut permeability means that your gut is letting cells (such as bacteria and toxins) out into your body and bloodstream that should be contained in your gut. This occurs due to a lack of tight junctions and mucus layer in the intestinal wall. When your gut permeability is increased like it is with leaky gut, this barrier can’t do its job leaving you with an array of GI symptoms and side effects.
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Did you know that constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal (GI) complaints in the U.S.? It is estimated there is more than $800 million spent on laxatives in the U.S. per year! There are so many other ways to help relieve your constipation that work naturally with your body so that you don’t become dependent on laxatives or require them to go. This isn’t typically a topic we discuss with our friends (or even our family for that matter) but seeing as how common it is, it’s obviously something that we should be talking about.
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Food sensitivities tend to be multi-factorial. This is one of the reasons why the symptoms of food sensitivities can extend far beyond the digestive tract.
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Eczema is more than skin deep. Our skin is one of the main ways that our bodies detox so when skin issues arise, such as eczema, it is often a sign of a deeper process. Eczema is linked to the skin barrier, but also the immune system, diet, food and environmental allergies, digestive health, liver health, and your stress levels and adrenal glands.
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Heartburn medications work by decreasing the amount of stomach acid you have. Stomach acid is an important part of digestion. Without it, you aren’t able to fully break down and digest your food which can leave you malnourished due to a lack of nutrient breakdown and absorption, and can cause other digestive complaints such as gas and bloating.
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Nutrition in pregnancy: An overall balanced diet throughout your pregnancy is ideal. Your diet and nutrition directly affect your baby including their growth and prenatal health through delivery, and even beyond if you breastfeed.
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Are you getting all the nutrients that you need? Is your diet providing you with enough nutrition?
The standard American diet is leading to preventable chronic diseases as well as continually increasing rates of obesity. The standard American diet tends to be high in calories and sugar but low in nutrients which leads to many Americans exceeding their caloric needs but not meeting micronutrient (vitamin and nutritionally essential mineral) requirements.
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