When you consume fibre, certain bacteria in our digestive tract ferment it and produce short-chain fatty acids, including butyrate. Butyrate is one of the most important compounds for maintaining the integrity of the gut lining, reducing inflammation, supporting immune balance, and protecting the cells in our colon.  This acts as fuel for those cells and play a huge role in maintaining that strong barrier that we want between our internal system and the outside world. 

Your body is wired to digest food more efficiently earlier in the day and to slow digestion in the evening. As daylight returns, your body naturally starts recalibrating this timing system. Supporting it with morning light, consistent meal timing, and eating earlier in the day sends powerful signals to your gut that it’s safe, supplied, and time to work and can make digestion feel easier and more stable over time.

It's great to have big goals for the year and things that you want to do or change. However, don't skip out on the small day-to-day things that build the foundation for your life. Because when life throws you a curve ball, those small little habits will be the base that you move from.

It's not a secret that this month usually takes a toll on people, and everyone usually has the mindset to start over in January. What if you could support yourself and your liver through December (in easy and manageable ways), to help yourself feel better through the holiday season? 

It might seem surprising but one of the best things that you can do for your digestion is focusing on your sleep. Some of the most powerful digestive work happens long after the meal is finished and you are fast asleep. 

Here are a few easy ways that you can preserve the loot from your garden or just the deals that go on during the harvest season from your local growers and stores. 

Your gut thrives on rhythm and not rigid rules. When we reconnect with our bodies' natural rhythm, and also with the natural systems around us, we create safety and predictability in our gut that it actually needs to heal, regulate and flourish. Here's how some rhythms (and not rules) can change the way your digestion, energy and mood feel throughout the day.

Proper hydration plays a major role in supporting digestive enzymes, maintaining healthy bowel movements, and keeping your gut lining strong and resilient. And yet, so many people struggle with symptoms like bloating, constipation, sluggish digestion, and even fatigue—all of which can be connected to how and when you hydrate.

Spring finally feels like it’s here, and it’s so nice to see all the green returning. One of the things I’m doing right now is going through the herbs I foraged and dried last year to see what I need to harvest more of this year. Here are a few staples I try to stock up on to last me through until next spring

It can be easy to overlook the subtle signs that our body sends us, and when we do ol’ buddy anxiety will often emerge as a symptom to a larger problem. In retrospect it can be an accumulation of the small choices and habits that we do on a daily basis that affect our overall well being, and can help to invite anxiety in, or keep them out.

When we are unpredictable with our diet, stress levels, sleeping habits, activity levels, one place that we can commonly see this inconsistency is in our bowel movements.

When you poop better, you feel better. It's as simple as that.

HPA axis stands for hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis and it is the relationship and interactions between, you guessed it - the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the adrenal gland. Three major endocrine glands.  These glands are in charge of various processes in the body with some of the major ones being digestion, stress response, mood, and immune function.

When we drink alcohol, it's absorbed into our bloodstream, and metabolized by the liver. The liver can only process so much alcohol at a time, and this leaves the excess to circulate through the body. This is where we get a hangover. Here are six ways to help reduce a hangover.

 Knowing how to spot a health and wellness fad can help you save your time, energy, and money on practices that may not be as beneficial as displayed.

Fall season feels like it has finally arrived, and as the leaves change colour and temperatures start to drop, we also slowly start to transition into the cold and flu season.

After summer's long, hot (and rainy) days, northern light skies, socializing and trying to get all the things done in a few months, many of us are ready to get back to a routine, slow down and maybe catch one's breath after a busy summer.

Ways to get back to feeling like yourself.

Tips on how to improve digestion while travelling anywhere, so you can get the most out of your trip.

What one is better, buying organic or local?

Is gardening good for your microbiome? The connection between gut health and gardening.