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TRUVIA: Good or Bad?
– Truvia’s main ingredient is ERYTHRITOL: A sugar alcohol that is resistant to digestion so it does not spike blood sugar. Most of it goes unchanged through your body and is eliminated via your urine. – Though touted as STEVIA – based, it contains very little STEVIA. It mainly contains Rebaudioside A, A sweet compound isolated from the stevia plant. THE GOOD…Truvia has Almost No Calories and No Effect on Blood Sugar, Insulin, Cholesterol or other health markers. THE BIG BUUUUUUT … Multiple long-term animal studies on metabolism and toxicity show no negative effects of erythritol consumption BUUUUUT it is a highly processed food… and can perpetuate the ‘SWEET CRAVING. Also – if…
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Good Bugs, Bad Bugs
Do discuss the role of probiotics with your supervising health professional before making dietary changes. You are teeming with bugs? No kidding. You have more bugs in your body, then you have human cells. There are both good bugs [a.k.a. probiotics] and bad bugs [a.k.a. bacteria, fungi and viruses]. It is important to make sure the good outnumber the bad. The challenge is this. There are many enemies to the good bugs: antibiotics, chlorinated water, medications, vaccinations and processed foods. If the bad bugs get a foothold, you can get very sick. The good news is, your good bugs can be replenished through eating probiotic rich food or taking a…
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Self-identify Food Issues
If you’re experiencing symptoms of indigestion, nausea, gas, or sudden fatigue after most meals, here’s a simple strategy to help figure out if you have a food sensitivity or intolerance. An Allergy: Unlike sensitivities and intolerances a full blow allergy symptoms needs the immediate attention of an allergist.The symptoms of allergies are generally immediate – hives, swollen throat, itching, tingling lips, nausea, stomach pain. A food sensitivity is an immune response to food. It can take from 45 minutes to several days for symptoms to become apparent. Since the symptoms may be delayed, it’s often difficult to pinpoint a sensitivity. An intolerance causes similar symptoms but doesn’t involve an immune response. Basically…
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Super Healthy Probiotics
Probiotics are live microorganisms that have health benefits when consumed (1). These are usually beneficial bacteria that serve some function in the body. Probiotics have all sorts of powerful benefits for your body and brain.They may improve digestive health, reduce depression and promote heart health. Some evidence even suggests that they may give you better looking skin Getting probiotics from supplements is popular, but you can also get them from foods that are prepared by bacterial fermentation (fermented foods). Here is a list of 9 probiotic foods that are super healthy. Yogurt Yogurt is one of the best sources of probiotics, which are friendly bacteria that can improve your health.Yogurt…
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Psycho-biotics: Bugs that change your mind.
TAKE YOUR BUGS – Nutriclean Probiotics 10!!! This products includes a very important combination that you do not find in other products. It offers BIO TRACT technology [so that the probiotics stay alive in the gut delivering 17 times more good bacteria than products that do not offer this technology. It includes the top 10 probiotics needed for supporting health. Among those are a combination of Lactobacillus helveticus and Bifidobacterium longum. This combination improves gut/brain communication. LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS is important for immune health. It is able of survive the GI pH. It has been noted to have antimicrobial properties and can reduce effects of spore-forming bacteria like C diff. [Clostridia]…
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10 signs you might need probiotics.
Probiotics are microorganisms that reside in our intestine. They are the good bugs that crowd out the bad bugs. This helps inhibit infection, inflammation and disease. Over 20,000 scientific studies and research papers link probiotic supplements to real and lasting health benefits. In fact, many doctors believe probiotics are the most important supplement you can take! But, here are some telltale signs you might need a step up your probiotic use. Antibiotics “Antibiotics” are designed to kill the bad, harmful bacteria in our bodies. unfortunately along the way they can wipe out the good bacteria. If you have taken even one dose of antibiotics in the last 3-5 years, you…
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Low Energy? How to stoke it.
You have an engine inside your cells that generates energy. This engine is called “the mitochondria.” This is where the air you breath and the nutrients you eat meet to create ENERGY. If your mitochondria is not working well, you feel depleted and you will age faster. A mitochondrial dysfunction might produce symptoms such as chronic fatigue, sluggish metabolism, digestive disorders, memory loss, brain fog, blood sugar irregularities, and chronic pain. Even a predisposition to cancer is related to mitochondrial function. When working properly, mitochondria can effectively kill off the damaged, potentially cancerous cells we produce every day, replacing them with healthy cells. Here are some simple ways to boost…
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Good Bug Bad Bugs
