Stress and Your Gut
Stress and emotions have an enormous impact on your gut health. If you need a practical example of this, think about this – when you are nervous, where do you feel it? The answer is usually in your stomach or gut. Butterflies in your tummy …
Healing Bloating Naturally
There are many ways to naturally address bloating. By supporting your natural digestive process and eliminating foods, you can begin your healing journey to beat your bloating for good. First, you need to determine what the cause is. Read up on the causes of bloating …
Digestive Insufficiency
There’s a lot that needs to happen to digest your food. First, you need to chew it properly, then you rely on the acid in your stomach, the enzymes from your pancreas and the bile made in the liver to break it down. A deficiency …
Food Allergy or Intolerance?
Food reactions can sometimes be glaringly obvious. But for many of us they are more subtle and hard to figure out. The biggest thing that will impact on your gut is the food that you eat. But how do you know what the right thing …
Your Microbiome and You
Your microbiome is the 2-3kg of bacteria, yeasts, viruses and archaea (ach-what??) that live inside of you. We have known that our bodies are co-inhabited by these microbes for some time, however everyday more and more research is published showing us just how vital this …
The Cause of Your Bloating
Why am I bloated? Bloating is the most common digestive symptom that people experience and also the thing that bothers people the most. It can range from a feeling of fullness or discomfort, to visible distension of the abdomen that has often been described by …
Your anxiety is impacting your gut, and what to do about it
With everyone in lockdown all over the world, many of us are feeling stressed or anxious. Uncertainty at this level is hard to deal with, so it is no wonder people are feeling on edge. Add this to the fact that our normal routines and …
5 Reasons You’re Stuck In A Health Rut (and how to get out of it)
We all know the story – you don’t feel well, you get motivated. You start that new thing. You’re going great, but then something derails you. You give up and are right back where you started again. So what’s the problem? Why is it so …
39. Steph Lowe on Becoming Fat Adapted for Performance and Discovering the Benefits of Real Food
Welcome to The Shift expert series with naturopath, nutritionist and author Katherine Maslen as she explores the state of human health, the dysfunction of the health industry and provides people with the tools, knowledge and understanding to make the shift in their lives. In the …
38. Dan Churchill on Eating the Rainbow and Renewing our Relationships with Food
Welcome to The Shift expert series with naturopath, nutritionist and author Katherine Maslen as she explores the state of human health, the dysfunction of the health industry and provides people with the tools, knowledge and understanding to make the shift in their lives. In the …