supplements, enzymes, leaky gut, gut supplements

I have been shamelessly watching Facebook videos of people making snack boxes…AND I LOVE IT. Most of them are just candy based on color (so satisfying) but we’re going to make something more functional for your gut health. Obviously. Fiber Snack Box: 12 g of fiber in one cute little box! 🍓 Strawberries offer about 3 g per 1 Cup 🍫 2 Tablespoons of Cacao Nibs gives you 6 g 🌰 1 oz of pistachios = 3 g I have been enjoying this mid morning after a protein rich breakfast to help get some fiber in…

Typically we use these emails for quick little tips you can put to use right away. Today I’m hoping to inspire you as well. Yesterday (literally, this was not a planned email), I was working with a client and we had been covering all sorts of GI issues she was having. We had been in the weeds about how to tackle it all and yesterday I paused and just sort of asked her…how are you feeling? Here’s what she said! Day to day I feel great! In February, I felt like a balloon was in the top of my…

quick and easy lunch ideas: high protein and fiber

How to pick a protein powder.

How to increase fiber for gut health

ReaderYou know you’re supposed to eat fiber…right?? You know this right? What happens after you eat all that fiber? Fiber is important because it DOESN’T GET BROKEN DOWN. Which means it makes its way into the large intestine where your microbiome larger lives. From here, the bacteria that lives there “eats” the fiber and the end product of that digestion = postbiotics Recap: Prebiotic: fiber, the foods that feed bacteria Probiotic: the actual bacteria, we call it this when it’s in supplement…

There isn’t a lot of “black and white” in nutrition but this one little nugget is probably a close bet that it’ll apply to you no matter what! BUT FIRST! A little love from Bryan, the trainers, and I from our 2-years-in-Blagden-Alley anniversary party this weekend! Gut Rest Your gut needs a rest just like you do! We often think about the GI system as just “top to bottom”. Food comes in one end and ends up at the other end. Bu how does it make its way through all the little twists and turns of…

Reader, we talk all the time about gut health and muscle health. BUT WHY? I’m oversimplifying it here but in a nutshell, this is why: Gut Health 70% of your immune health resides in the gut. Autoimmunity is tied to the gut. Brain health is connected to the gut. This is why we focus on gut health. Muscle Health Muscle is the largest organ in the body (not skin). Muscle is an endocrine organ and informs very other part of your health. We know that as we age, the more muscle we have, the less…