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When you are seeking to improve your gut health and overall wellness through functional medicine, fiber becomes a vital component of the process. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate found in plant foods, but unlike other carbohydrates, the human body can’t digest it. As it passes through the body’s digestive system, it performs many important functions.  Fiber slows the rate at which food enters your bloodstream and increases the speed at which food exits your body through the digestive tract. It can help lower cholesterol, blood sugar, and insulin levels. It helps eliminate toxins, remove excess estrogen, and balances hormones....

Don’t be fooled! Sugar has been a hot topic for the last few decades. This substance that has been around forever and can be found in pretty much everything we eat, can be very detrimental to our health, and it is hiding where we least suspect it. When we try to cut out sugar from our diet, we think- “This is easy!  Just stop eating dessert, soda, cookies and candy, right?”  Well, think again- sugar is in breads, pastas, candy, milk, deli meats, canned fruits vegetables and the list goes on.  Some experts say it’s the cause of our current obesity epidemic,...

While motivation naturally ebbs and flows over time, you must be mindful of what keeps you coming to the gym. With this in mind, here are 10 workout motivation tips that will show you how to get motivated to work out. 1. SET CLEAR, ACHIEVABLE GOALS Want to transform your body completely or run a marathon? Those are great goals, but if you haven’t left the couch in a couple of months (ahem, or maybe a couple of years), it will be a long journey to reach these big milestones. That’s not to say you can’t get that enviable beach body...

The Beginning Starting something new is always exciting. Deciding to make health and wellness a larger priority in your life is a huge first step and already a win in and of itself. You’ve decided to invest your time, money, and energy into something that you’re hopeful will improve your quality of life, help you feel stronger, and look better. The Challenge Honestly speaking, that first month will probably be the easiest month to maintain the discipline it takes to keep working out consistently. Then, even maybe after some results, that weekly chore of eating what you know is right,...

No doubt you’re familiar with acid reflux, which occurs when digestive juices back up into the chest and/or throat and cause a burning sensation. But there’s also something called “silent reflux,” which is different from common heartburn. It has the same causes but without the usual symptoms. Instead of indigestion, sufferers get sore throats, chronic coughs, and have difficulty swallowing.   According to Jamie Koufman, MD, a New York City laryngologist who has been studying and treating the condition for about 30 years, nearly 50% of Americans have silent reflux and don’t know it.   “The single greatest risk factor...