If you are an adult reading this, then you likely have experienced stress at some point in your life. There is the stress that is all-consuming where you’re practically frozen in your tracks with overwhelm, or perhaps it is the ominous lingering kind that drifts in and out. Regardless of the way in which it […]
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While traveling can be one of the most rewarding, fun, and exciting escapes from everyday reality, for those with chronic gut symptoms it can also ignite intense fear and anxiety. Particularly with covid growing more manageable, upcoming travel is on the agenda for many. Some common concerns that flood in from clients include the
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Let’s face it, we do not live in a protective bubble. Our world is often designed around the workplace, whether it be a corporate office, healthcare setting, a construction site, school, or since covid, a makeshift office within the home. Success at work should not equate to gut setbacks, although the environment can lead to
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Did you know that you have 2-5 pounds of bacteria in your gut? In fact, we actually have more bacteria in and on our bodies than we do human cells! When I first learned this my mind was completely blown. In the last decade, we have learned how incredibly important these bacteria actually are to
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Do you go to the bathroom but feel like it’s just rabbit pebbles? Or, do you go days without having a bowel movement only to then go and feel like there’s no way “that’s it?” You could be experiencing slow gut motility. So many of our clients experience slow motility and that is one of
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Recently I shared a free quiz on my Instagram to help individuals identify the top underlying cause that could be contributing to their symptoms. Would you be surprised if I told you that 67% of individuals who have taken this quiz got chronic stress as their #1 result? To me, this wasn’t shocking because I
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We are kicking off week #2 of the root cause series by talking about digestive insufficiencies. If you missed the first week talking all about low stomach acid, click here. So, what are digestive insufficiencies? Digestive insufficiencies can include: Poor pancreatic output Poor stomach acid (which we already addressed in week 1) Poor liver detoxification
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A few weeks ago, I polled everyone on Instagram and asked what the biggest confusion was surrounding their digestive symptoms. The resounding answer was, “how to determine the root cause.” If you are reading this wondering what “root cause” even means… let me explain. When we are looking for the root cause of an issue,
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About this Recipe A quick and easy, gut-friendly dinner using a new favorite Trader Joe’s item: Hearts of Palm pasta! You only need a handful of simple ingredients (chicken, olive oil, seasonings and veggies), but the combination is delicious. Plus, the chickpeas and artichoke hearts add prebiotic fiber that your gut LOVES! Gut health doesn’t
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Last week, my team and I had a fun after-hours happy hour call (where everyone was drinking tea… #pregnancyproblems). We talked about our career journeys and how we ended up where we are now. One of our amazing team members, Samantha, is a second-career RD and is applying to her dietetic internship in January. She
