Why does quality matter when it comes to our food? “Maximizing nutrient density should be the primary goal of our diet because deficiencies of any of these essential nutrients can contribute to the development of chronic disease and even shorten our lifespan.”: Chris Kresser High-quality, or nutrient-dense foods, provide us with the necessary macronutrients and […]
Gut Health
Foods to Eat for a Healthy Gut
Figuring out what to eat for a healthy guy can be confusing and overwhelming. Searching Google can feel like you’re filtering through a sea of information. You’ll find dozens of diet recommendations, many of which cut out lots of whole foods. I believe there is no one-size-fits-all diet for everyone and it’s essential to modify nutrition to your own individual needs.
6 Benefits of a Nutrient-Dense Gut Healthy Diet
Have you ever found yourself more confused than ever about what to eat for a healthy gut after spending hours on Google? It can be discouraging when you find numerous diets promising to take care of your digestive troubles, but require you to take out more and more food groups. You wind up restricting more foods than you already had but not getting anywhere. A gut-healthy diet is one that focuses on nutrient density, including healing nutrients for the gut lining and microbiome, and that leaves you feeling well nourished.
The Benefits of Eating Seasonally
Ever notice how vibrant the color and how incredible a strawberry tastes when June rolls around? Or how much deliciously different a tomato is on a BLT come mid summer versus May? The flavor of these foods when they aren’t in season just can’t compare to the intense flavor that erupts from a bite of a food in season.
Eating seasonally has many benefits, including more nutrients, a wider range of foods, supporting your body’s natural needs of nourishment, it’s more affordable, and supports your local farmers.
7 Resolutions for a Healthy and Happy Gut
There’s a feeling of hope and excitement that accompanies January. A fresh start. It often seems like the best time to start over, to apply all the things we’ve learned from the previous year, and to go after those goals we’ve been staring down for some time.
Often, our thoughts about things we want to change or improve, center around our health. Maybe you have a goal to lose weight, start working out, complete a 5K, or eat less junk food.
And while these goals can be beneficial, we often overlook an area of our health that has a very powerful influence over the entire function of our bodies. The gastrointestinal system.
Strategies for Keeping Cravings From Getting Out of Control
Do you find yourself depending on something sweet to get through the afternoon, grabbing a bag of salty chips, or something rich every day or even multiple times per day? Is it difficult to stop at just one, two or even three servings of sweets? Are you feeling out of control around food? Sweets seem […]