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- Always ensure it's Extra Virgin Olive Oil which is rich in phenols (healthy plant chemicals) and offers more health benefits
- The more processed or refined, the lower the phenol content and health benefits
- Look for dates: choose a harvest date the the most recent season
- The darker the container the better: protects oxidation from light
Kimchi, the national food of South Korea has many health benefits, including the improvement of your digestive health.
- Kimchi is not just an amazing superfood for the gut microbiome but also has been shown to decrease body weight, BMI, and waist circumference
- It can also lower blood pressure and improve your glucose tolerance
- Try having a big heaping Tbsp of Kimchi before every meal
If you think you have IBS, but have not been diagnosed, make sure you contact me for a complementary consultation. If you are over 50 and experience a sudden change in bowel symptoms, make sure you speak to your health care provider and ask to get screened for colon cancer. Not to scare you but IBS most often starts in the teens or early adulthood, not after 50.
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If you have IBS, you probably have Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO). Scientific studies have shown that up to 84% of people with IBS test positive for SIBO.
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FODMAPs are a group of carbohydrates found in common foods identified as contributing to symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The term FODMAP is an acronym coined by a group of researchers at Monash University in Australia as a way to refer to these particular carbohydrates:
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