The nutrient quality of our food has inarguably gone downhill. There are so many reasons for this: Refined food is cheap and familiar to many, genetically modified foods are becoming the norm, we rely on other countries for our produce in the winter (nutrient quality decreases proportional to time it was picked), produce is becoming heavily sprayed (which kills our friendly gut bacteria when consumed), etc. This topic gets me fired up so let’s quickly transition to the good n

You’ve probably never been asked this before. When it comes to chewing, most of us don't give it much thought, which is good, because we don't want to overthink things! But, if we aren't thoroughly chewing our food it can create unpleasant digestive symptoms. I believe it's the first thing that needs to be considered and ruled out before investigating for food sensitivities, SIBO and/or IBS. Remember, Food = Fuel. The only way our body can access that fuel is if it’s adequate