11 Must Have Foods For Optimal Gut Health
By Wally Taylor, MD of Forum Health Austin Suffering with poor gut health? If you’re experiencing bloating, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, fatigue, gas, weight gain, insomnia or acne, it may be a sign that your gut health is unbalanced. And the health of your gut determines what nutrients are absorbed and what toxins, allergens, and […]
Gut Health: You Are What You Eat
Reviewed by Leigh Ann Scott, MD of Forum Health Las Colinas Food Sensitivities or an Unhealthy Gut Can Wreak Havoc on Health This month, we have been focusing on “eating the rainbow.” Eating foods of all colors – red, yellow, green, orange, etc., provides the nutritional sustenance and foundation for a healthy gut microbiome, and […]
Building and Maintaining a Healthy Body at Mid-Life
By Jane Kennedy, CFNP, MN, MPH of Forum Health Santa Rosa One thing that all of us want is to be in good health with plenty of vitality! At mid-life, when hormonal changes usually emerge, we have this wonderful opportunity to re-evaluate how we are doing and to make changes to course-correct and keep that […]
The Importance of Gut Health for Beauty and Wellbeing
Reviewed by Dianne Hinton, NP, PA of Forum Health Modesto One of the pillars of functional medicine is that we look at our health as a holistic network of intricate factors, not just isolated health issues or symptoms and consequences. Functional medicine recognizes that the individual aspects of your health as well as the relationships […]
The Rundown on Antibiotics and Gut Health – Striking that Fine Balance
Reviewed by Dianne Hinton, NP, PA of Forum Health Modesto Ever since the pandemic started, more people have flocked to their physicians in the attempt to spot early signs of a viral infection, and of course, get the right treatment to prevent severe symptoms from setting in. This might be a noble goal, especially if you’re […]
Food and Gut Health – How Your Nutrition Affects Your Gut Microbiome
Reviewed by Dianne Hinton, NP, PA of Forum Health Modesto Did you know that you’re sharing your body with many different microorganisms, among which you’ll find bacteria of all sorts? Most of them are located in your digestive tract, they make up your gut microbiome, and their primary roles are to help your body absorb the […]
Healthy Gut Tips for Summer
Reviewed by Kimberly Cabe, FNP-BC of Forum Health Clarkston The gut is home to trillions of bacteria and other microbes that directly communicate with your brain and body. From the good bacteria to the bad, it thrives on balance. When the gut ecosystem is out of balance it can cause chronic disease, weight gain, hormone disorders, poor immune […]
Think Ahead: Tips for Setting Your Weight Loss Goals
Reviewed by Kimberly Cabe, FNP-BC of Forum Health Rochester Hills Without the right planning in place, you might feel a bit like a hamster in a wheel when you think about reaching your goals. You know you want to lose weight so you eat right and attempt to exercise as often as you can, but somehow you always […]
Setting Practical Weight Loss Goals
by Dr. William Epperly, Forum Health Bloomingdale One of my favorite motivational speakers, Zig Ziglar, used to say that if you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time. So in order to better attain something, we need to aim for it, which is another way of saying we should have goals. With no […]
Vegan Chai Tea Latte
Reviewed by Health Coach Beth Kaczmar of Forum Health Akron Chai is very healing for the gut because it contains many healing herbs including cinnamon, which helps regulate blood sugar levels, cloves which help lower levels of pathogenic bacteria in the gut, and star anise which helps treat digestive ailments like bloating and indigestion. […]