Pumpkin makes everything better! These pumpkin muffins are not only delicious but packed with nutritious ingredients to fuel your day. Made with almond flour, cinnamon, chia seeds, and protein powder, they’re the perfect balance of flavor and health. Health Benefits of Ingredients: Protein Powder: Adding protein powder boosts the protein content of the muffins, making them more satiating and
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We LOVE Sweet Potato Toast! We LOVE sweet potato toast here and it makes an excellent accompaniment alongside any meal, and can be a stand alone snack as well. Sweet potato is loaded with nutrients like vitamin C, skin-healthy beta carotene, and colon cancer preventive ellagic acid. Sweet potato is so versatile we use it here in juices (yes, you can juice it
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Let’s get into it! Most people are not familiar with H. Pylori unless they are experiencing GI discomfort and are looking for the underlying cause. It turns out H. Pylori is actually relatively common despite its lack of recognition, with an estimated 30-40% of people infected in the United States. This post breaks down what H. Pylori is, the symptoms
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A deeper dive into gut health! If you are trying to optimize your gut health, then you likely know that getting adequate fiber is important for the gut microbiome and motility. However, what you may not be as familiar with is the role that resistant starch and short-chain fatty acids play in the gut microbiome and how they too are
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Gut healthy eating can be simple and delicious! When it comes to gut healthy eating, we recommend a diverse diet full of various fruits, veggies, grains, beans and legumes, nuts and seeds, high-quality protein, fermented foods, and more to ensure adequate fiber, healthy fat, antioxidants, pre and probiotics and other gut beneficial nutrients to help nourish the gut bacteria and
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Get out your shopping list! A rule of thumb that we did not make up but completely agree with is to stick to the perimeter of the grocery store. This is where you will find all of the produce, fresh animal proteins, and dairy/non-dairy products. When you stick to the perimeter your cart will fill up with produce items. Then
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FOOD IS FUEL FOR YOUR CELLS AND THEREFORE IS ENERGY Maybe you are reading this post because you have been feeling more fatigued than usual and just cannot escape that afternoon slump, or perhaps you want to go into this summer feeling energetic and ready to bike, hike, swim, and whatever other activities the summers. Either way, you are in
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A quick recap on how to eat for acid reflux: A key tool in managing acid reflux is through diet and lifestyle. With that being said, what you eat and when you eat play a large role in symptom management. While everyone is different in what foods they can tolerate vs find triggering, there are common foods that tend to
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Don’t be bitter; your digestion can be optimized! When you think of bitter foods, you may think of lemon, arugula, and other greens and herbs. It turns out that while the bitter taste of these foods may be offsetting, they offer numerous digestive health benefits. In this post, we are diving into all things bitters concerning bitters foods to put
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THE IMPACT OF STRESS ON YOUR HEALTH (AND GUT) Stress can be motivating and energizing, or it can be debilitating by affecting your sleep, metabolism, food choices, and mood. Additionally, stress negatively impacts the gut by altering the gut-microbiome, weakening the gut-lining, affecting bowel movements, and more. It is important to recognize that some level of stress is normal and
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WHY YOUR GUT LINING MAY BE WEAK AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR HEALTH Everyone is quick to talk about the gut microbiome but fails to discuss the importance of the gut lining. This post breaks down what the gut lining is, how our diet, lifestyle, and environmental toxins negatively affect the gut lining, and what you can do about
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WHAT IS DIGESTION? Digestion is a complex process involving numerous organs and organ systems to break down food and convert it to energy and nutrients to fuel the body. Our digestion impacts our energy, growth, weight, hormones, skin, detoxification, brain function, mood, and more – essentially everything, which is why many of us can feel when our digestion is off!
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WHAT IS THE GUT MICROBIOME AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The health of the digestive system significantly impacts the health of the whole body, in large part due to the trillions of bacteria residing there to help break down our food, fight pathogens, enhance our immune system, and control our metabolism. The trillions of bacteria and microorganisms in our digestive tract
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Let’s get into it! We feel like histamine intolerance is becoming a lot more recognized and is a condition we work with frequently! When working with clients who present with classic symptoms of histamine overload, we have had great success given we address the root cause of histamine intolerance. This post dives deep into what histamines are, why histamine intolerance
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HOW DO I EAT FOR HEART HEALTH? February is American Heart Health Month, which means heart-healthy eating is a major topic of conversation. Unless you have a heart condition or heart disease runs in the family, eating for heart health may not be top of mind. However, it should be! Think about it – your heart is responsible for pumping
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I know fiber is good for me, but what is it again? We have all heard fiber is good for us, but what is fiber again, what foods is it in, and why is it good for me? Fiber is a carbohydrate that the body cannot fully digest and is found in plant-based foods like fruits, veggies, whole grains, beans,
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Did you know the food you eat affects your mood? The truth is, food is POWERFUL, and not all food is created equal. Food impacts our body on a molecular level, meaning that the nutrients in the foods we consume affect our gene expression, alternatively impacting our cellular signaling, hormones, gut microbiota, therefore, mood! In this blog post, we are
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Isabel’s top tips for overall health of 2021 to bring you health in 2022 2021 has been quite the ride. While COVID continued to run rampant, the world was forced to slow down. Many people that spent their morning rushing commuting to work, only to work all day, and rush back home (hello NYC), now had a commute from their
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