Posts tagged digestive compaints
An Honest Confession about.....Artificial Sweeteners

ZERO CALORIES? Sign me up!!! All those low calorie protein bars + foods were my thing…because it had “no sugar!” But it’s almost freaky to think - this thing or drink I am consuming has zero calories… but is so flavourful, sweet and delicious! As good as they taste (ahem diet coke) it can be negatively affecting your gut microbiome….

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GUT TRIGGER #4: leaky gut

The lining of your intestine is lie a thin window screen. If you poke holes in it, bugs will enter your house. That’s exactly what happens in a leaky gut. The cells that line your intestine are supposed to be joined tightly to one another. If these tight junctions loosen, bacteria/other microbes, their toxins, undigested foods and chemicals in food enter your bloodstream. They trigger...

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