Exercise–the goldilocks effect!

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Exercise and movement in general is essential for optimal gut function. Evolutionarily, digestion and movement have always been an inseparable duo. Back in the days when you couldn’t find everything you needed at the local grocer, you would actually have to get your butt moving to hunt and gather your food. Its no surprise then that movement seems to have a priming effect on digestion, because when our ancestors moved they were typically finding food. Movement increase motility and also…

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Food Sensitivity Testing–Worth it or not?

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Food Sensitivity Tests are all the rage these days. It seems like I can’t watch TV without seeing an Everly Well commercial with a lovely woman claiming all her health issues went away when she took almonds out of her diet. Usually I am yelling at the TV at this point haha. The sad truth about food sensitivity testing is that they are not reliable or accurate. They also do not provide any root causal information. Food sensitivity testing has…

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