The Microbiome and Athletic Performance: Can Good Gut Bacteria Boost Your Fitness?
The human body is home to trillions of microorganisms, known collectively as the microbiome. These tiny organisms play an important role in our overall health,
The human body is home to trillions of microorganisms, known collectively as the microbiome. These tiny organisms play an important role in our overall health,
The human body is home to trillions of microorganisms, known collectively as the microbiome. These tiny organisms play an important role in our overall health,
The internet is saturated with advice on how to manicure your body and finetune it like a microchip — washboard abs, Madonna arms, digestive purges, leg day, chest day, back sculpting, squat thrusts, etc.
In the noise, you may find yourself confused about where to start and what’s important.
The truth is, being active and healthy is a lifestyle. That means it should be a part of your behavior all day, every day.
At a certain point in the Western world, it can feel like your doctor has given up on finding solutions for the creaks and strains
It’s considered the hallmark of adulthood: “I’m so tired.”
Nap culture, staying-in-on-a-Friday culture, bragging-about-how-little-sleep-you-got culture is rampant in 2019. But have you ever thought about how your REM cycle affects your gut culture?
Science is beginning to wake up to the relationship between your gut microbiome and the quality and quantity of sleep you’re getting. If there is a gut-brain axis, and your gut health can affect anything from your ADHD condition to the eczema on your skin, why shouldn’t sleep factor into your overall digestive health?
During our waking hours, we’re told to consider our posture. Our form when we’re exercising. How we lounge when we’re watching TV.
We’re told that it’s vital to concern ourselves with our spinal alignment, that we can seriously injure ourselves if we’re not careful, and that anything from the functioning of our organs to the number of migraines we get can be affected by something as simple as positioning.
It turns out that the same is true for our sleeping hours!
Everything you’re doing now is rooted in what you learned in your childhood home. That may be a tough pill to swallow, but only if