Gastrointestinal (GI) health is fundamental to overall wellness. The GI tract, also known as the “gut,” allows us to draw nourishment from our food and eliminate toxins. A variety of medications claim to promote intestinal health, but I prefer my own eight-step natural approach, which is both inexpensive and easy to follow. Add one new […]
Prebiotic supplementation can improve skin, food and respiratory allergies and canhelp prevent allergies in children when taken in pregnancy. Prebiotics have been found to modulate the three major systems that are dysfunctionalin allergic disease development:– the microbiota– the immune system– the epithelial barriers In allergies, environmental and lifestyle changes drive the dysfunction of thesesystems.Allergic diseases, […]
Did you know that the health of your digestive system can affect your moods and mental health? We are used to thinking of our minds and our bodies as being separate, however scientific research is now confirming that the mind and body are inextricably linked. Digestive health is linked to mental health!! Maintaining a healthy […]
Healthy skin or a healthy gut? Honestly, it’s why can’t you have both? If we think of the gut and skin as a two-way street we can see the communication between the two. Your skin is home to trillions of microorganisms and their byproducts, collectively known as your skin microbiome. In fact, both your skin […]
So let’s talk about Fermented foods for optimal health. So fermented foods are an absolute favourite topic of mine, mostly, because I really like eating them but also because they have incredibly beneficial health benefits. No just digestive but whole system benefits! So, I’ll explain a little bit about what fermented foods are and the […]
Do you eat prebiotics? If yes, do you know why or which ones are the best for you? What is a prebiotic? Anything that feeds or stimulates the growth of probiotic bacteria in any way that improves health is considered a prebiotic. There are many different benefits of prebiotics, and a few of them include […]
Candida albicans is a yeast/fungus that lives within all humans. Known as a commensal microorganism, in good times, candida happily goes about its yeasty little life causing us no trouble at all. It’s when Candida gets too big for its own boots, expanding its fungal empire, symptoms appear. ⠀⠀ So is it candida? Symptoms are […]
Ayurveda balances our environment, body, mind, and spirit with daily and seasonal guidelines for diet, behaviour and lifestyle choices. In Ayurveda, health isn’t the absence of symptoms – it’s the presence of happiness.
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