Gut Health

Is Your Low Carb Diet Killing Your Microbiome?

Is Your Low Carb Diet Killing Your Microbiome?

Low carb, high protein or high fat diets are all the rage. They do an amazing job of cutting out refined sugars, flours and processed foods. This change alone can impact the average person's diet in an extremely positive way! The concern lies in how we go about...

PROBIOTICS MAY BE HARMING YOUR GUT

PROBIOTICS MAY BE HARMING YOUR GUT

WARNING: PROBIOTICS MAY BE HARMING YOUR GUT❗❗❗❗❗ Gut health goes far beyond supplementation. In fact some people can't handle probiotic supplements at all!  While we agree that many individuals will benefit from a probiotic supplement on top of a holistic gut...

Are those products really “gut friendly?”

Are those products really “gut friendly?”

Gut health and the microbiome are all a buzz these days which means its time to do some research on products or foods that claim to be "microbiome friendly" or "gut friendly." While this movement is excellent, it also perks the ears of profiteers. As health coaches we...

IS LEAKY GUT THE TRIGGER OF THYROID DISEASE?

IS LEAKY GUT THE TRIGGER OF THYROID DISEASE?

Most individuals who get into coaching with us have a personal story of struggle or something that has been a catalyst for their passion to help others. We get A LOT of coaches who start training with us that suffer from thyroid disease. Research is showing that this...

GUT BACTERIA AND COLON CANCER

GUT BACTERIA AND COLON CANCER

The microbiome is a fascinating and incredible area of growing research. Science is now focusing on the role which bacteria play in many diseases and ailments. Majority of our immune system resides within the gut and because of this, knowledge of Gut Health is proving...

THE EMOTION-ILLNESS CONCEPT

THE EMOTION-ILLNESS CONCEPT

While we discuss the Mind-Gut connection on a regular basis, one aspect that is rarely addressed to it's fullest extent is the mind-EMOTION connection to illness and pain. Numerous studies have been done on this topic and while it isn't necessarily the main cause of...

YOUR GUT AND WEIGHT LOSS

YOUR GUT AND WEIGHT LOSS

If only weight management were really as simple as they make it seem. Eat less, move more and in a caloric deficit you will lose weight; right? Wrong...  You see the microbiome or GUT plays a major role in the processing of nutrients and calories as well as...

MIND BLOWING Perspective on Illness

MIND BLOWING Perspective on Illness

"The body achieves what the mind believes"  I have recently been compelled to dive deeper into the Mind-Body connection in search of answers for myself as well as many in my current environment. I was drawn to an incredible book by John E. Sarno called the...