The gut microbiome consists of a variety of bacteria that thrive within your intestines. Unlike the ones that give you sicknesses, these bacteria are beneficial to the health of your digestive system. However, the gut microbiome is vulnerable to damage when you eat unhealthily, which can lead to poor intestinal health. Like the rest of your body, your microbiome deserves care and attention. It pays to know how to improve your gut microbiome if you want to keep your digestive tract healthy. Eat ... [Read More]
Digestion
How Food Affects Your Gut Health
To understand the role that food plays to gut health, it’s good to have some understanding of the digestive system and its processes. Your gut refers to the stomach or belly area, but really it’s more involved than that, when a discussion concerning gut health ensues. In this case, the word gut and the digestive system are interchangeable. The gut is quite involved and includes several organs and body parts that aid digestion, the first of which is the mouth. Your mouth is the beginning of ... [Read More]
Simple Methods for Improving Your Digestion
Digestive problems such as constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, bloating, abdominal pain, and acid reflux (heartburn) are very common, yet usually treatable and preventable with basic care. Most digestive problems are related to our lifestyle, the foods we eat and life stresses. Make the right choices and it will help your body will stay on track. Here are some simple methods you can use to improve your digestion. Eat Fruits and veggies A variety of fruits and vegetables provide your body with ... [Read More]
The Best Foods For Digestive Health
When it comes to digestive health, everyone is different. What works for you, may not work for your friend. Of course, there are basic nutrition principles that will help keep everyone on track to a healthier digestive system. However, intolerances, food allergies, and digestive illnesses all play a role in determining your ideal diet. This is why it is so important to pay attention to the cues your body gives you. It will let you know when you have upset it. That said, a combination of healthy ... [Read More]
Is your acid reflux hurting you more than you know?
Everybody has heartburn, right? The answer is probably yes, as most people experience heartburn, or acid reflux, at some time or other. The feeling is caused by a backwash of acidic stomach contents into the tube that carries your food from your mouth to your stomach (esophagus). It happens when the pressure in your stomach is elevated, there is a lot of food in your stomach, or when the band that keeps food in your stomach is weakened. Usually it passes with time, or with a change in diet or a ... [Read More]
