If the old adage, “You are what you eat [and drink],” is true, then many Americans are giant sugar cubes. According to the American Heart Association, American adults consume an average of 15 teaspoons of sugar per day – 60 pounds of sugar in a year! Compare those amounts to refined sugar’s recommended daily allowances…
Manage Leaky Gut with Dietary Changes and Exercise
Leaky gut, or intestinal hyperpermeability of the gastrointestinal (GI) lining which otherwise separates waste in the bowels from the bloodstream. When the GI lining becomes more porous than normal, it results in large spaces between the cells (“tight junctions”) of the gut wall. When these spaces open, materials like bacteria, fungi, parasites, undigested food particles,…
7 Signs You Have Leaky Gut
Leaky gut is an increasingly pervasive health disorder in Western societies. It occurs when the lining of the small intestine becomes excessively permeable (develops “holes”), and as such, leads to the crossover of toxins, negative elements, and undigested food particles into the bloodstream. Once these foreign substances crossover, the immune system attacks them. Eventually, the…