There has been a lot of talk lately on just how important our gut health is for long-term health. It affects absolutely everything in our body! If your gut health is in bad shape, your physical and mental health can suffer.

Do you have digestive discomfort? Whether it’s bloating, constipation, or indigestion, these issues often come from poor dietary choices, which are the foods that don’t support a healthy gut. Fortunately, clean eating can offer you relief by eating the foods that nourish and heal your digestive system.

Your Gut’s Role In Your Overall Health

Your gut does far more than digest the food you eat. As I said above, it affects everything. When your gut is out of balance, you will know by the symptoms. You may feel uncomfortable symptoms, such as gas, cramping, and irregular bowel movements, or other symptoms such as fatigue and skin problems. Continue reading →

Have you grown up consuming unhealthy amounts of sugar? It’s probable safe to say that most of us have. Sugar has almost become an unavoidable part of life. You might even think you are not having that much sugar, if you don’t add a teaspoon to your coffee or tea, or sprinkle it on top of your morning cereal. You might even be a person who truly believes you’re not eating any at all.

However, sugar often sneaks its way into our foods without us even knowing. Now you might also be a person who questions why sugar is classed as being so evil if it is a natural food, and it is a great question!

The thing is, sugar isn’t inherently evil, it’s a natural part of many foods like fruits, vegetables and even honey. The real issue lies in the form sugar takes, how much of it we consume, and how it’s processed before we eat it. Continue reading →