Well, are you? Of course you are! You tell your kids you love them as you send them off to school. You let someone over into your lane as you are driving to work. You pick up an extra bagel for your coworker and tell her how great her hair looks. But are you being nice to the one person who really deserves it?.... YOU! [...]
In this part of the series on the impact of digestion on weight loss, the focus will be on the small intestine. If you missed the other parts, you can find them at the links below. http://simplewellnesscoaching.com/2017/11/04/digestion-weight-loss-part-3/ http://simplewellnesscoaching.com/2017/10/25/digestion-weight-loss-part-2/ http://simplewellnesscoaching.com/2017/10/24/digestion-weight-loss/ So you've become relaxed and calm, you've chewed your food at least 30-40 times, and you've optimized your stomach acid. What's next? After your food has [...]
If you missed the first 2 parts of this series, you can review them here: http://simplewellnesscoaching.com/2017/10/25/digestion-weight-loss-part-2/ http://simplewellnesscoaching.com/2017/10/24/digestion-weight-loss/ Continuing on the series of how digestion impacts weight loss, we move on to the next location in the digestive tract: the stomach. The most impactful digestion that occurs in the stomach is that of proteins. Here, the most important substance is stomach acid. Stomach acid is known [...]
After the digestion process in the brain, next is the first place your food goes: Your mouth! Yep, digestion occurs in the mouth also. How? With chewing! When you begin chewing your food, digestive enzymes are released in your mouth to begin the breakdown of carbohydrates. Simple carbs such as refined flours and sugar are the first things to be broken down and it begins before your [...]
Did you know that digestion begins in the brain? That’s right, it begins in the brain. Our brain and our digestive system are intimately connected. What’s going on in one has a huge impact on what is going on in the other. When we start to think about how yummy something is going to taste, our brain gets our juices flowing in our digestive tract. [...]
Are you eating a healthy diet full of essential vitamins and minerals but are still seeing deficiencies? Are you eating foods that are great at reducing LDL cholesterol or improving Omega 3 ratios, but the bloodwork isn’t improving? It is highly likely that you are not able to absorb all of that great nutrition! Bear with me for just a moment as I walk you [...]
There are some strategies that are very effective at helping you to slim down that are amazingly simple to apply to your everyday life. Some of these may be new to you and others may be pretty familiar. Over the next few weeks, I am going to share my Simple Slimming Strategies for effective weight loss. Simplify You may be thinking this is an [...]
