Tag: digestion tips
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Bloating Be Gone: How Probiotics Can Aid in Digestive Comfort and Reduce Symptoms of Bloating
This holiday season, raise a toast to digestive comfort and bid bloating farewell with multi-strain probiotics. ‘Tis the season for joy, celebration, and indulgence. However, for many, the holidays also come with an unwelcome guest: bloating. Bloating is a condition that occurs when your abdomen feels full and tight, often due to gas.1 What Causes…
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Low-FODMAP Foods Like Avocados Can Improve Digestive Health
A diet high in sugar can cause many issues, and there’s one group of sugars, called FODMAPs, that can be especially troublesome for people with poor digestive health, particularly those suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). What are FODMAPs? FODMAPs stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols), and they are short-chain carbohydrates (sugars) that…
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Struggling to Lose Weight? Blame Your Digestive System
Did you know that losing weight has got to do with not only what you eat, but also how that food is broken down inside your body and, later, expelled? In a nutshell, your digestive system helps to utilize nutrients more effectively, which aids in weight loss. But there’s more… What is digestion? Without delving…
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Are Your Stress Levels Affecting Your Digestive Health?
In this Q&A gut health expert and nutritional therapist, Camilla Gray from Optibac Probiotics explains the effects that stress can have on your gut. She also explains how to ease any painful or embarrassing symptoms and what foods to eat – and avoid – during periods of increased anxiety and stress. Q: What effect does…
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5 Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome To Look Out For
When moving your bowels becomes an emergency every time you have to use the restroom, that’s a clear indicator that you may have Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). A common disorder, IBS, affects the large intestine, causing considerable pain, cramping and diarrhea or constipation, and other symptoms. Managing the symptoms with diet and medication is the…
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Boost Your Longevity With Asparagus In Your Cooking
Start Spring off by improving your health with asparagus. This Spring vegetable is not only a tasty seasonal treat. It also has intriguing health benefits. In fact, asparagus will start Spring off by giving you a quick folate boost. It ranks high up in this department along with broccoli and spinach. Better yet, the vegetable…