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Your Health is the Most Important Thing You’ve probably heard some version of this saying—your health is the most important thing you have. This sentiment is always said regarding our physical health. But what many of us are beginning to realize is that mental health may be even more important than our physical health.
There are trillions of healthy and unhealthy bacteria that compete in your digestive tract—known as your microbiome—and when the bad bacteria outweigh the good, you guessed it, bloating. Plus, many other problems.We are just beginning to understand this delicate balance and how vital our microbiome is to overall health and especially digestive health. However, there are some things you can do right now to ensure you have enough good bacteria to balance out the bad.
Beets occupy a unique space in the average American’s diet. Their deep, rich purple-red color makes them recognizable to all. However, most people seem confused by what to do with them and thus ignore them and their amazing health benefits in favor of more common, less confusing vegetables.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2015, an estimated 3 million U.S. adults reported being diagnosed with either Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. This number was 2 million in 1999. As these types of statistics tend to be trending in the wrong direction, and gaining speed, it makes you wonder—where will we be in another decade.
If you Google New Years resolutions, at or near the top of every list will be some variation of get healthier and lose weight. And this is completely justified after five weeks, and three holidays, of abundance and gluttony.
Let’s face it, we all need to reset and recharge this time of year, after all that fun, food, and family has taken a physical, and maybe even an emotional, toll.
When it comes to women’s health and wellbeing nothing is better for us than the nutrients found in fruits and vegetables. But many of us are not getting enough. We already know the high-fat, empty calorie “Western” diet has filled our plates with little nutritional value, contributing to the growing obesity epidemic (along with a lack of sufficient water intake and exercise).