Isagenix for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Moms
There’s never a better time to start improving your eating habits than when you are planning a pregnancy, are already pregnant, or are breastfeeding. Good nutrition is important for your baby, and it’s best for both mom and dad to have a healthy, nutritious diet before deciding to start a family. The choices you make and what you eat every day you are pregnant profoundly influence positive... Read the whole entry »
Why You Need a Gut Microbiome Getaway
Who doesn’t love traveling to far-off lands? There are new cities to visit, exciting people to meet, beaches to explore, mountain trails to hike, and dishes to try out.
Everyone knows that an occasional change of scenery is good for your health, but now you have a scientific reason to take that much-needed vacation: your gut microbiome.
How Traveling Strengthens Your Gut
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Reclaiming Your Gut Microbiome’s Biodiversity
The word “biodiversity” refers to the variety of life forms that make up an ecosystem, like a forest, wetland, lake, or ocean. But your gut is an ecosystem of sorts, too. The more biodiversity your gut has, the better your digestion and overall health.
Trillions of Gut Microbes
From an ecological perspective, your gut harbors trillions of microbes of at least a thousand different species.... Read the whole entry »
The Beauty of Muscle
Muscles are visually pleasing, but they also have a deep inner beauty you should know about.
Skeletal muscle is versatile, playing a critical role in movement, posture, breathing, circulation, and temperature regulation. Less known is muscle’s ability to support energy and protein metabolism. These features have tremendous influence over our health.
What Muscle Is Made Of
Muscle is a tissue... Read the whole entry »
4 Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste
Wasted food is a bigger problem than most of us realize. Globally, about one-third of food products end up in the trash every year, which is why taking simple steps to prevent food waste can impact environmental sustainability (1).
While food is wasted at all stages in our food system— from the field to the plate — food wasted at home is the single largest contributor (2). When food goes to... Read the whole entry »
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