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July 3, 2025
Good Health Begins with a Healthy Gut
Is stomach pain, heartburn, bloating, gas, or constipation part of your everyday life? If your answer is “yes”, chances are your digestive health is not up to par. Digestive health is a lot more important to our overall health than most of us realize. In addition to digesting food and absorbing nutrients, your gut also affects your immune system, mental health, and metabolism. There’s a strong relationship between gut health and diseases like obesity, arthritis, diabetes, depression, cancer, eczema, and chronic fatigue. Your digestive health not only depends on what you eat and drink but also on your level of stress, age, and physical activity. To have good digestive health, you need to take good care of yourself by eating nutrient-dense whole foods, exercising regularly, and managing stress. Eat a high-fiber diet A high fiber diet is one that includes lots of veggies, fruits, whole grains, and legumes. It keeps food moving through your GI tract and keeps you “regular”, preventing constipation, diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Fiber also keeps cholesterol levels in check and helps to maintain a healthy weight by making you feel full without the extra calories. Ideally, you should eat about 14 grams of fiber per 1000 calories. Both soluble and insoluble fibers are necessary because they help your digestion in different ways. Insoluble fiber can be obtained from vegetables and whole grains, whereas soluble fiber can be obtained from nuts and legumes. Avoid high-fat foods Foods that are high in fat slow down your…
New Choice = New Life
Kenneth Patton once said, “By the choices and acts of our lives, we create the person that we are.” So many people wish for a new life but for whatever reason they don’t go after it. You’ll often overhear them saying they want to change…they need to change…that they’ve had enough and can’t take it anymore! It’s…
Learn MoreManaging IBS: When Almost Everything You Eat Gives You Gas or Stomach Pain
There’s so much confusion and misinformation about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Most of it comes from the fact that symptoms vary from one person to the next and doctors don’t really know what causes it. IBS is a painful condition that affects the large intestine causing what seems like constant abdominal pain, gas and diarrhea….
Learn MoreReduce Stress with Relaxing Music
Music has a well-established relaxing effect on our bodies and minds. Therapists use music to help people overcome anxiety and depression, and improve their cognitive functioning, motor skills and social skills. Science has also proven that music has many beneficial physiological effects including slowing down the heart rate, lowering blood pressure and reducing the level…
Learn MoreMake Your Health & Fitness Resolutions Stick!
It’s that time of the year when tons of well-meaning people head to the gym to begin working on their new fitness goals. It’s unfortunate that most of these resolutions will be long forgotten by mid-February (or sooner). The main reason is because most resolutions are unrealistic; people set themselves up for failure before they…
Learn MoreWinter Skin Care
Winter brings chilly temperatures, lower humidity and strong winds. These harsh conditions can make your skin dry, sensitive, itchy and fragile. The reason your usual skin care routine doesn’t work as well during winter is because your skin needs a lot more moisture than usual. However, with a little effort, you can adapt your skin…
Learn MoreEnjoy The Holidays Without Making Your Scale Cry “Uncle!”
The holidays bring good cheer, family get-togethers and most all, lots and lots of food! It’s so easy to overindulge this time of year. A single scoop of ice cream easily becomes three or four. And then there are the pies…oh the pies…“I’ll just have a tiny slice of each, please.” Wouldn’t it be nice…
Learn MorePilates For Getting In Shape?
There are so many workout programs in the market today. How do you know which one to choose to get the results you want? Let me tell you about one that has stood the test of time. Pilates. It is one of the most popular fitness programs around and for good reason. This technique was…
Learn MoreShould You be Worried About that Mole?
Skin… Rough. Dry. Smooth. Freckled… We’re usually not too worried about our skin until we see a mole. Moles are common. Most people have at least 10 and continue developing new ones until the age of 40. Moles are pink, tan or brown growths that occur when pigments cells, known as melanocytes, grow in a…
Learn MoreParalyzed by Fear and Anxiety
Fear is a perfectly normal and healthy emotion that is essential to your survival. It protects from danger and can even be helpful in certain situations if “used” wisely. Unfortunately, fear and anxiety, in overwhelming, sustained doses, can be absolutely paralyzing. These two emotions can hijack your thoughts, stress your soul and make you want…
Learn MoreThe Art Of Finding The Positive In The Negative
It’s November when this article is being published, a season of thanksgiving for many regions worldwide. Times are difficult for many people as they face financial and relational hardships. And with so much tension and unrest around the world and new fears and uncertainties facing us daily, it can be quite a struggle to be…
Learn MoreIs Stress Affecting Your Weight? How to Manage Your Mindset for Weight Loss
Globally, health experts agree that incidences of stress and obesity are rising. In the US, recent studies show that up to 1 in 5 adults often or always feel lonely, anxious, or depressed. Similarly, obesity is growing rampant, with two-thirds of all adults in the US qualifying as such. As it happens, the fact that…
Learn MoreThe Mental and Physical Connection of Gratitude
According to research, gratitude is a game-changer. How can something so easy and simple improve sleep, brighten mood, boost immunity, and reduce depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and disease? To say that gratitude is powerful is an understatement. The Mental Health Benefits Of Gratitude Gratitude improves mental health by instantly imparting a better outlook on life…
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