Cultivating happiness…It seems like such an odd concept. Why aren’t we all just happy? Is happiness really something we have to work at to attain? Furthermore, how do we attain something that is such an abstract concept? You’d figure it would come down to things that are measurable, but it doesn’t. People with more things … Continue reading Cultivating happiness: How to use circadian rhythms to be happy
Would you like to live longer? If you’re like me, the answer is an emphatic YES!!! Of course, you want to be healthy for the vast majority of the time. No one wants to live to 100 but spend 40 years being dragged across the finish line with numerous chronic diseases. Unfortunately, it’s hard to … Continue reading How to live longer: Insights from other mammals
Have you every wondered what does melatonin do? If you’re like most people, you probably think it’s a sleep hormone. But I’m going to let you in on a secret: It’s not. In humans, higher melatonin levels correlate with our sleep period. This means that levels rise as we go to bed. But it’s a … Continue reading What does melatonin do? The answer may shock you!
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is a condition where excess bacteria grow in the small intestine. While there are normally trillions of bacteria in the gut, their numbers are low in the small intestine of healthy people. Different areas of the gut contain varying amounts of microbes, expressed as log colony-forming units per gram(CFU/g). In … Continue reading The secret to eliminating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth
Healthy aging is critically important for us to enjoy the second half of life. Unfortunately, it’s one of those things where you don’t see the fruits of your labor until decades later. Over the last decade, I’ve made it a point to focus on building a foundation for later health. In my late 20s I … Continue reading The key to healthy aging: Make your clocks run on time
Intestinal inflammation has some serious deleterious consequences for your overall health. Most importantly, gut inflammation impairs gut function. This messes with digestion, absorption, as well as permeability of the gut. We just dropped a video on Youtube covering why the gut is such an energy hog. We cover: How the gut rivals the brain as … Continue reading Is intestinal inflammation caused by an energy imbalance in the gut?
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Are you ready to save big on our Memorial Day 2022 sale? Do you want to make 2022 the year you feel your best? Do you want to build an iron gut? Rock solid sleep? To have endless energy? This year we decided to go big. This weekend, save big on the Ultimate Gut Health … Continue reading Memorial Day 2022 Sale: Half off the Ultimate Gut Health Bundle. Save $137!!!
Small intestine inflammation causes major problems in the gut. It negatively affects nutrient digestion and absorption while creating nasty symptoms including: Gas & bloating Cramping Diarrhea Intestinal permeability Impaired mucosal immunity Gut dysbiosis Loss of appetite Weight loss Last week’s blog covered how stress induces Crohn’s disease flare ups. The basic jist is that chronic … Continue reading The key to controlling small intestine inflammation
If you’re trying to build muscle, you probably know it’s important to eat enough protein to meet your needs. Muscle is made out of protein, and exercise and physical activity cause us to break down the protein in our muscle. Don’t you fret, though. While we break down muscle protein every single day, we also … Continue reading The best time to eat protein to build muscle
