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Soup and The Benefits of the GAPS Diet

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Dr. Natasha developed a concept called GAPS; Gut And Psychology Syndrome. GAPS diet heals and seals the gut lining; it normalizes the microbiome and stops the inflammation. Bad bacteria create toxins that go into the bloodstream and cause any number of symptoms depending on the toxin, which in turn depends on the pathogen creating the toxin. Wherever the toxin flows to is where the disease will occur.

The Benefits of Bulletproof Coffee

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A lot of people have been butchering the original Bulletproof Coffee recipe not knowing why the exact ingredients are in place. Some people that have heard about Bulletproof Coffee have been putting butter and coconut oil in their coffee hoping to lose weight. I’ve seen an intermittent fasting specialist talk about putting coconut oil in your coffee and skipping breakfast to keep your body in fat burning mode. As long as you’re not adding carbohydrates to your body you will be in fat burning mode; this is the basis of a keto-diet.

My Philosophy

My Philosophy

Then I discovered Brene Brown. If you haven’t heard her Ted Talk, it’s worth a listen. Her talk is about Vulnerability. She talks about how it’s not comfortable and how we like to avoid it, but how it’s necessary. She casually mentions at some point how we are all here for connection. She says it’s why we breath, it’s why we get up in the morning, it’s what makes us tic.

Chronic Mental Stress

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Stress is one of the biggest obstacles in fitness and health and it is the number one cause of workplace absenteeism all over the world. Ironically, work is the major cause of stress. The Japanese actually have a term, “karoushi”, which defines death due to workplace stress. 

The Hunger Hormones

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I hear a lot lately how it’s not your fault that you’re fat. I don’t want to enable addictions, but if you’re going to blame somebody else, then you can blame the food industry.  Here’s why.