Healthy Guts

Since I joined the team as the adult and pediatric health specialist at Detox Rejuvenation I've been having a lot of conversations with parents.

Many of these parents are doing all the right things…Maybe you can relate to this?

They've already gone gluten-free and dairy-free, they don't let their kids eat sugar. They don't eat a bunch of preservatives, artificial colors or flavors. They don’t let their kids eat Takis even when they beg!

They're eating organic.

They're very carefully choosing…

Here are just a few of the things you can do at home to support healthy gut flora:

#1 Eat a fiber rich diet

Make sure to eat plenty of fresh, organic fruits and vegetables. Think a 5 - 10 servings each day.  

#2 Avoid Processed Foods and Fast Foods

Processed, pre-made, and prepackaged foods are full of artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. These chemicals are really hard on our gut flora and will negatively impact them. There isn't a single item on a fast food menu that doesn'…

Gut flora are the symbiotic or beneficial bacteria that live in our gut. Gut flora are often referred to as probiotics and you have a few trillion living in your gut right now. Because gut flora play such an important role in our overall health, some scholars liken our gut flora to a “forgotten organ.” 

Here are 6 Amazing Things Gut Flora Does:

#1 Gut flora play a key role in nutrition by synthesizing B vitamins and vitamin K.

That's right! These little guys actually help make some of the …