What are the symptoms of IBS? The most common symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are pain in your abdomen, often related to your bowel movements, and changes in your bowel movements. These changes may be diarrhea, constipation, or both, depending on what type of IBS you have. Other symptoms of IBS may include bloating the feeling that you haven’t finished a […]
As many as one in five Americans have symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). IBS is a chronic disorder that interferes with the normal functions of the colon and is characterized by symptoms such as abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. Many people with IBS turn to complementary health practices to help relieve their […]
Should you consult a registered dietitian? You don’t have to have a special condition to see one. If you want to lose weight or just eat healthier, but aren’t sure where to start, help from a nutritionist can be important. Anyone that has food intolerance or allergies might want to stop at a nutritionist to […]
There are a number of reasons to workout regularly. Some of those cause weight gain, others can create mood swings and some hormones affect your health. Working out is one way to help balance your hormones. It burns off the cortisol and boosts hormones that make you feel good. Hormones are nothing but messengers for […]
If you’re confused about including grains in your diet, you’re not alone. While highly processed grains offer little nutrition, whole grains offer a lot, but are hard to digest. They’re seeds, which means they’re supposed to endure the harsh environment of the digestive system. It’s how they’re propagated and spread. They go in whole and […]
Not only could chronic cardio cause you to gain weight, it could be bad for your health. Let’s focus first on how it makes you fat! When you’re doing cardio, such as running, it torches calories for fuel. The problem is that it doesn’t differentiate where the source of those calories and many come from […]
The last few months have been chaotic and keeping consistency in your life is important. That’s one reason a regular exercising schedule can be important, but there are more reasons than that. Besides providing structure, it gives you guidance and a plan to follow you don’t have to think about after a few months, it […]
Have you ever suddenly had the recognition that you were mindlessly eating stop you in your tracks. It happens way too often. People simply eat out of habit, walking past the candy dish and grabbing a handful of candy, shoveling down a meal to get to the next project and basically not enjoying any of […]
What is estrogen and what do estrogen levels have to do with your health? Estrogen is a hormone found in both men and women, but women have higher levels of it. There are three types of estrogen hormones in the body, estradiol, estrone and estriol. Estradiol is produced during childbearing years by the ovaries and […]
When you think about getting older and cringe at the thought, what you’re really uncomfortable with is not living the extra years, but the signs of frailty and aging. Just because you’re adding years to your life, it doesn’t mean you have to suffer all the problems that come with aging, especially if you stay […]