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Jen Marshall

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Did you come back from Spring Break with more than souvenirs and a tan?

Immune Health / /

Traveling to foreign places is fun, exciting and full of wonderful new cultural experiences.  Unfortunately, it can be easy to pack home unwanted virus, bacteria, or parasites that can wreak havoc on your digestive tract. Common symptoms* most often include: Diarrhea Nausea Abdominal Bloating & Cramps Malaise (weakness, illness or discomfort) Rash Fever These side […]

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Bone Broth Recipes

Healthy Living / /

Bone broths are loaded with collagen and gelatin, which are good for skin and joints and instrumental in healing the digestive lining. It’s also loaded with anti-inflammatory amino acids, vitamins and minerals which makes it a healthful remedy for nearly every ailment. Try these simple bone broth recipes! Bone broth is more simple than you

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Are the holidays affecting your gut? How your emotions affect digestion

Digestion / /

The holidays are upon us! Are the holidays a festive time for you or are those festivities mixed with a little stress?  With less daylight during this season, we should be spending time inward, peacefully snuggled up at home with a good book by the fire.  However the holidays call us out of our nest

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Digestion Connection: Seasonal Allergies and Digestive Problems

Digestion, Immune Health / /

I write about this topic every spring because I personally know that spring allergies are so annoying and debilitating. It’s finally warm and light past 7 pm. You go for a walk after work and it’s lovely. But then you start sneezing. Your nose is running and you have no tissues.  Farmer’s blow? Your sleeve?

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UPLIFT FEATURE: Rest & Restore with Zzzzs. The importance of Sleep.

Sleep / /

Since March’s Uplift theme is rest and restore it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at your sleep habits. Many people overlook sleep as an important healing and detoxing tool. Sleep is essential for maintaining and repairing your body, maximizing your metabolism, balancing moods, clearing toxins from your brain, and even preventing illness.

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Digestion Connection: Body Weight is influenced by Your Gut

Digestion, Weight loss / /

Many of my clients have goals to lose unwanted weight. They are expecting me to recommend more vegetables and less sugar but are surprised when we also start talking about their gut. The amount of fat your body holds is a complex matter.  It involves a perfect balance of many hormones, food, exercise, stress management,

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UPLIFT FEATURE: Nutrition for your Heart

Healthy Living, Mental Health / /

From keeping blood moving through your veins and supplying life-giving oxygen to all of your cells, your heart is a pretty important organ. This February while you’re expressing love to others don’t forget to love your own heart. Just when you thought you understood cholesterol— HDL is good, LDL is bad—it turns out it’s not quite

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Digestion Connection: How Your Gut Affects Your Hormones

Digestion, Hormones / /

  When you think of hormonal imbalances you may not immediately think of digestion. But they are connected in a variety of ways.  In fact many of your hormones are connected to your gut (thyroid, estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, insulin, and cortisol) but here we’re going to talk mostly about estrogen and your gut microbiome. An estrogen

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