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How to Alkalize Your Body

There’s a theory in the health community that…

Much like fire leaves ash when it burns, so does your metabolism. But we don’t call it ash.

How to Alkalize Your Body

There’s a theory in the health community that…

Much like fire leaves ash when it burns, so does your metabolism. But we don’t call it ash.

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Feed Your Gut the Greens It Needs Over the Holidays

Especially for those with digestive issues, feasting during the holidays can be a huge source of discomfort. 

Cookies, gluten, candy, fudge, heavy dishes with red meats and sauces, eggnog, fried latkes, creamy potatoes, cheese plate after cheese plate… 

They’re all pretty much an irritated bowel’s worst nightmare. The last thing you want to experience when you’re packing double your normal activity itinerary into busy days laced with the stress of insistent merriment is an upset tummy and an extra-long retreat to the bathroom.

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?

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.