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Hormone Imbalance

Drinking Water and Hormones

Does drinking 8 glasses of water a day seem like a lot? What if you are not thirsty? Does any of this have anything to do anything do with your health, or is it just an health tip with no real meaning? It turns out that you need about an...

Gut Health

You Don’t Need to Have Yeast Infection to Have Candida

Candida is a topic that is rarely discussed but is quite often the cause of many less than optimal health issues such as low energy, low mood and joint pain. Probiotics help to combat Candida by “crowding out” bad bacteria with good bacteria. Yeast can actually take over your gut,...

Hormone Imbalance

Fermented Foods For The Win

Eastern northern european and Asian cultures have long used fermented food to heal balance beneficial bacteria in the body and promote optimal health. Sauerkraut and Kimchi are both finely chopped picked cabbage. Bacteria occurs naturally on the cabbage surface. When bacteria eat the naturally occurring sugars in the cabbage, fermentation...

Gut Health

Confused about Prebiotics? This will Help!

  What is a Prebiotic? You are likely seeing and hearing a lot about prebiotics. You may even see it on your probiotic label if you are purchasing a combination product. So what is a prebiotic, and do you need one? The scientific definition of a prebiotic is a “selected...

Hormone Imbalance

Leaky Gut 101: Part II

In Part I of this series, I gave a quick overview of Leaky Gut, what it is, and why it is something to pay attention to. To recap, leaky gut is a “condition” caused when your intestinal lining has mini tears in it, causing food and bacteria to enter your...

Gut Health

Leaky Gut 101

Leaky Gut, What Is It and Why Should You Care? What is leaky gut and what causes it? Does it mean you are sick? Why do you need to pay attention to it? With the rise of gluten-free products, probiotics, and other “digestive” products, leaky gut is a topic of...