Gut Health Problems - September 2017
In the eighth issue of Gut Health Problems, we have an overview of the vast benefits of probiotics, a checklist of foods rich in zinc, an intro to determining if you have fiber deficiency, and more. Intestinal discomfort, whether chronic or occasional, is something worth taking the time to prevent. And while we all have those foods that give us problems, you may actually be able to make a change that makes a bigger difference than you ever imagined.
In the eighth issue of Gut Health Problems, we have an overview of the vast benefits of probiotics, a checklist of foods rich in zinc, an intro to determining if you have fiber deficiency, and more. Intestinal discomfort, whether chronic or occasional, is something worth taking the time to prevent. And while we all have those foods that give us problems, you may actually be able to make a change that makes a bigger difference than you ever imagined.
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immune response) work very closely<br />
together to make sure that foreign<br />
agents are evacuated as soon as possible,<br />
and that we respond to disease more<br />
quickly than the IRS responds to our<br />
questions about tax returns. However,<br />
chronic immune response weakens the<br />
health of our guts, just as an unbalanced<br />
microbiome causes all kinds of immune<br />
diseases (autoimmune disorders, Crohn’s<br />
disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory<br />
bowel disease). So part of healing your<br />
gut - or at least keeping your microbiome<br />
vital and diverse - is learning how to chill<br />
out.<br />
9<br />
GET DIRTY<br />
Our obsession with sanitization is<br />
making us sick. Ironic? A May 2013 study<br />
published in the journal Pediatrics that<br />
found that children whose parents cleaned<br />
their dirty pacifier by sucking on it instead<br />
of boiling it in water were less likely to have<br />
eczema than the kids of the sanitization<br />
freaks. Two years ago, a team of scientists<br />
discovered why children who grow up<br />
in homes with a dog have a lower risk of<br />
developing allergies and asthma - they<br />
help diversify the microbiome community.<br />
Gardening or weeding can also serve as<br />
a way of boosting our immune systems.<br />
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