Though fresh foods are the most nutrient-dense and beneficial for optimal gastrointestinal health, time does not always allow us to eat fresh foods all of the time. This is why it’s important to include looking at foods in your pantry as well.
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10 Strategies for Helping You Eat High-Quality Foods on a Limited Budget
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 […]
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.
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.