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Summer Success: The 🍉Food🍉 Edition

#food #nutrition #summer #summerfood #summersuccess Jun 27, 2023

Summer means parties, nights out, catered events, airport food, and hotel meals. While that isn’t ideal most of the year, summer is a new season with its own routines. So instead of skipping out or over-indulging, we’re striving for balance when we find ourselves eating out more than normal!

Summer is also a great opportunity to try new foods! Summer produce is abundant – load up on healthy, fresh goodness that is also lighter fare! The markets are overflowing with bright colors and delicious, season items!

Here are some tips for sticking to your plan with food this summer:

Look at the menu before you go. If you’re going to be dining out, take a look at the menu before you visit the restaurant to narrow down your choices to the healthiest options while still selecting something that sounds yummy.

Hydrate! When you sit down for dinner, ask...

Non-food Ways to Boost Gut Health

#digestion #drinkwater #healthyhabits #fierce #fiercehabits #backtothebasics #food #fuel #gut #guthealth #nutrition Mar 28, 2023

Hello Elena!

I’m back again with some tips and tricks to helping your gut do its job the way it should be done! And this week, we’re sharing three tips for improving gut function that have nothing to do with the type of food you eat.

Inspired by Behavioral Food Specialist Katie Schmidt, I’m passing along some wisdom she shared about the emotional part of gut health. To quote Schmidt, “If we're in a chronically negative head space, our life feels stagnant, or we don't manage stress and anxiety well, no amount of kimchi, kombucha, or probiotic supplements will fix our digestive troubles.” Oof.

Sometimes helping our gut heal means making lifestyle changes which is, honestly, a whole lot harder than adding in some gut friendly foods. Let’s break down the gut-brain connection together.

Here are 3 ways to boost gut health – without food...

1. Chew, Chew, Chew.

Of course, we know we...

Bloating? Cravings? Weight Gain?

#bloating #guthealth #hydration #immunity #nutrition #stress #weightgain Mar 21, 2023

Does any of this sound familiar?

Bloat after every meal?
Keep gaining weight despite making every effort to eat healthy?
Are your cravings way out of control?

If so, you’re certainly not alone. These are very common markers of an out-of-whack gut.

Last week, I shared other common symptoms that also are indicators that something is off with your gut. Did any of that resonate with you? Are you ready to start feeling better and getting back to you?

If so, I challenge you to spend a little time this week showing your gut some love.

Did you know that 70% of our immune system lives in our gut? Or that your gut also operates as your “second brain” - communicating vital cues like hunger back to your brain?

Our gut also plays a vital role in your mood, weight, skin, and ability to detoxify. With all that responsibility, our gut deserves some extra special care, as it is an ESSENTIAL piece of improving both our physical...

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Summer Success: The 🍉Food🍉 Edition

Non-food Ways to Boost Gut Health

Bloating? Cravings? Weight Gain?

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