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5 Pro-Tips for Everyday Gut Health 

The health of your digestive tract plays a pivotal role in your well-being, and when it is not optimal can lead to nutritional deficiencies, microbial imbalances, fatigue, anxiety, and so much more. As such, improving your digestion can make drastic improvements in...
PRO TIP #1: DON’T PUT POISON IN YOUR BODY

PRO TIP #1: DON’T PUT POISON IN YOUR BODY

This includes alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and dare I even say it, sugar*! These all increase the toxin load on the body (especially on the lungs and liver), and therefore increases the amount of systemic inflammation. This makes your body a perfect host for those evil...
PRO TIP# 2: NOURISH YOUR BODY

PRO TIP# 2: NOURISH YOUR BODY

Rather than ingesting poison (like processed sugar), choose to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. The greater the variety, the better. You’ve probably heard someone say “eat the rainbow” before, and that’s because phytochemicals (technical term for the important...
PRO TIP#3: MOVEMENT IS EVERYTHING

PRO TIP#3: MOVEMENT IS EVERYTHING

If we could put what exercise does for the body in a pill, everyone would be taking it. Yet, not enough people are getting adequate movement… and if that happens to be you, here are just a small sampling of the health benefits. It enhances T-cell (white blood cells...
PRO TIP #4: MANAGE YOUR STRESS

PRO TIP #4: MANAGE YOUR STRESS

Stress is terrible on the body, but only if it is chronic. In states of acute stress, it’s beneficial— but acute stress isn’t what most folks are dealing with now. Back in the cavemen days, though, it’s what kept us alive. If we saw a tiger our sympathetic nervous...
PRO TIP# 6: END YOUR SHOWER ON A COLD RINSE

PRO TIP# 6: END YOUR SHOWER ON A COLD RINSE

The use of water to improve health is called hydrotherapy. After taking a hot shower, end on a cold rinse. It doesn’t have to be torturous, it just needs to be a temperature difference. This creates a strong pumping action which stimulates the immune system, decreases...