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5 Wellness trends I can really get behind

PlumJoyful — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 07:09:15 +0000

Wellness has become a very popular topic of late. For those of us who have had to, or chosen to make wellness a priority, it can feel a little annoying that wellness is “on trend” because for many of us it is not a trend but an essential part of our lives. That being said, I am so happy that the world of wellness and holistic living is becoming accessible to so many people who might not have even realized it was an option. So amidst all the wellness noise, here are a list of “trends” that I think have real benefits that we can all get behind. 1. Bone Broth Cultures the world over have been using bone broth for hundreds of years to nourish and heal. Bone broth and stock have always been used in the jewish community to promote healing when ill, hence the phrase “jewish penicillin”. In Chinese medicine, whose origins date back over 2,500 years, bone broth has been used to support digestive health, as a blood builder, and to strengthen the kidneys. There is nothing more soothing or nourishing than a bowl of homemade bone broth when your feeling sick. Many of us have […]

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The 4 R Program : Heal your gut, Heal your life

PlumJoyful — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 07:00:02 +0000

Gut health is essential to our overall wellbeing. The more we learn about the gut, the more we realize that the digestive system and its function has a major impact on ALL the major systems of the body. It can effect the health of your endocrine system, your cardiovascular system, and if you read THIS post, you know it can even affect your mental health. I cannot stress how important gut health is. In Chinese medicine the gut is referred to as the seat of health, and it is said that “death begins in the colon”. When our gut is unhealthy it can become leaky resulting in what is called “leaky gut syndrome”. In a leaky gut, there is inflammation in the gut that causes damage to the lining of the gut. This results in microscopic holes in the lining that allow small proteins from the foods you eat to escape into the bloodstream. When this happens your body identifies these proteins as foreign because they are in an area of the body they aren’t supposed to be. Your body then launches an attack on these harmless proteins which causes further inflammation and damage to healthy cells. That’s leaky gut […]

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Your gut Microbiome may be the key to happiness

PlumJoyful — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:08:46 +0000

The human body is mostly made up of bacteria. Gross I know. But scientists have speculated that the human body is made up of 10 trillion cells, but we are host to 100 trillion microbes. Basically we are 10 parts microbe and one part human. This was a figure deduced by a scientist in the 1970’s, and while it has been questioned, even the skeptics place the ratio at three parts microbe to one part human. Either way you get the point. We are the host bodies to trillions of bacteria, and the truth is, in the words of Beyonce, they run this motha. Research shows they may be responsible for obesity, autoimmune disorders, Type II diabetes, and allergies. As if that weren’t enough, the latest research is showing that they may indeed play a very large role in our mental health. Gut microbes not only synthesize vitamins and breakdown/digest our food, but they also make the same neurochemicals you find in the brain such as serotonin, GABA and dopamine to name a few. There is a very complex relationship between the gut and the brain scientists have coined the “gut-brain axis”. So far studies have only proven this in […]

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