You may have heard the catchphrase “leaky gut”, but what does it mean and why does it matter? First, it’s important to know that gut health is vital to your overall health, so poor gut health, including leaky gut, may be the culprit in any number of symptoms or ailments you experience in your body. Due to a variety of reasons – the standard american diet, conventional farming, environmental factors, and more – our digestive systems have a lot to handle. In a healthy gut, the tight junctions between the epithelial cells in your intestinal lining are nice and tight ...
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When you’re feeling anxious, sometimes it can feel like the anxiety takes over and you have no control over it. And sometimes in the moment that’s true.  But if you want to start managing your anxiety naturally a good place to begin is by paying attention to what you eat. What you eat now inevitably impacts your body and brain chemistry, and there are certain choices you can make now that will help things run a little smoother later ...
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Soup is one of my favorite - and one of the easiest - ways to get in a ton of veggies easily. Soup is simple and can be fast to throw together, plus you can make a big batch of it so you have an instant meal or snack ready to go when you're hungry. My trick for making 3-ingredient soup is to keep it simple (obviously) - all you need is: 1 lb of vegetables (I love carrots, sweet potatoes, or broccoli for this) 1 onion 1 quart of bone broth   That's all you need to get started! ...
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If your health is a priority, you’ve probably considered using one of the most popular supplements: omega-3 fish oil. I don’t blame you! Fish oil has claims ranging from improving heart and brain health to treating symptoms of mood disorders like anxiety and depression. So it’s no mystery why fish oil is so popular! For example, multiple studies link omega-3 supplementation with decreased anxiety - specifically, anxiety is reduced in people who consume 2g or more daily of omega-3 in the form of fish oil. ⁠⠀ ...
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