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The Four Different Kinds of Rest

From the very beginning of our consciousness, rest is a catch-all palliative for any number of maladies. Cranky? Take a nap. Can’t think straight? Close

The Four Different Kinds of Rest

From the very beginning of our consciousness, rest is a catch-all palliative for any number of maladies. Cranky? Take a nap. Can’t think straight? Close

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What Can a Low FODMAP Diet Do For Your Gut?

Irritable guts can feel like a death sentence — you never seem to get the formula right. Eating out is a nightmare, providing friends and family with dietary restrictions can make you feel like a burden, and your roster of acceptable foods grows shorter with every article you read and doctor’s appointment you have.

Today, we’re going to look into a specific diet designed for those with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). 

FODMAP stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols. 

People with touchy bowels, leaky gut, or diagnosed IBS should be avoiding foods that fall within those parameters — why?

Physiological Gut Responses and their Emotional Connections

If you’ve ever felt your stomach twist into knots and recognized you felt nervous, congratulations. You’re human!

Now that science is getting wise to the brain-gut connection, we’re realizing that we’ve been intuitively paying attention to the subtle signal of the gut for much longer than we knew. But for much of history, we’ve written off gut reactions as illogical, sensitive, and generally unsubstantiated.

Turns out, there are actual, scientific reasons for these sensations that we’ve long assumed to be emotional.

The Secret Chemicals in Fast Food and What They’re Doing To You

You don’t need a scientist to tell you that fast food is not a healthy choice.

Empty calories? Check. 

Heavy in trans fat, light in nutrition? Check. 

The exact opposite of mindful and grateful eating? Check.

But it’s important to understand that not only is fast food not good for you, it’s actively harmful to your body’s composition.

Dr. Pedram Shojai

NY Times Best Selling author and film maker. Taoist Abbot and Qigong master. Husband and dad. I’m here to help you find your way and be healthy and happy. I don’t want to be your guru…just someone who’ll help point the way. If you’re looking for a real person who’s done the work, I’m your guy. I can light the path and walk along it with you but can’t walk for you.