Gut Health
Your gut supports everything from mood to immunity. So, show your microbiome some love. Learn about supplements, how to support improved digestion and how your mind, body and gut interact.
How Your Gut Microbiome Influences Your Hormones
Throughout the day, your hormones ebb and flow like the tides. A surge of cortisol wakes you up in the morning, boosted by your cup of coffee. Then in the evenings, melatonin lulls you to sleep. Around mealtimes, leptin signals when it’s time for food. And while you’re eating, ghrelin...
Can’t Poop? Science Says the Squatty Potty Helps You Poop Faster and Better
Everyone poops. But the Squatty Potty promises to “give you the best poop of your life, guaranteed.” Plopping onto the scene with a successful Shark Tank debut and an unforgettable unicorn-themed commercial, this simple squat stool is breaking down taboos around our daily defecations, sparking odd dinner-time conversations, and helping...
How to Own Your Gut Bacteria and Fix Leaky Gut Syndrome
Your gut bacteria affect your entire body, including your sleep quality, mood, and appetite. If all is going well, these organisms live in perfect harmony with you, their host. However, your gut microbiome is influenced by everything from your diet to your stress levels. If things go south, you can...
5 Food Additives That Wreck the Gut
Bulletproof principles focuses on whole foods like grass-fed meat and organic vegetables that are free of additives — but that doesn’t mean there’s a problem with packaged food. As long as it has quality ingredients, packaged food is a great way to get nutrients on the go and save some...
Gut Bacteria and Weight Management: What You Need to Know
Not losing weight? Your stubborn gut bacteria may be to blame. A growing body of research says that your gut microbiome affects your entire body, from your hormones to your metabolism. If your gut is out of whack, those stubborn bacteria can hamper your weight management efforts and keep you...
Losing Sleep Wrecks Your Gut. Here’s What You Can Do About It
If you want to live longer, feel better, and perform better, it pays to understand how sleep impacts your body. That’s why improving your sleep quality is one of the laws in my new book, “Game Changers: What Leaders & Mavericks Do to Win at Life.” Here’s another reason to...
Why Fermented Foods Don’t Work for Everyone
As more and more recent research confirms the importance of the gut microbiome, fermented foods have skyrocketed in popularity. Just five years ago, it would have been unheard of to find kombucha in a conventional grocery store, yet today it’s everywhere. Fermented foods like kimchi, kefir and sauerkraut contain the...
You Have a Second Brain In Your Gut, Scientists Say. Here’s How It Keeps Your Colon Moving
You may be surprised to learn that you have a second brain… in your gut. The enteric nervous system (ENS) is made up of millions of neurons that keep the colon moving. How does it do this? Scientists didn’t know, until now. Researchers in Australia discovered that the neurons in...
Your Gut Bacteria Are Making You Old… And What to Do About It
Cast your mind forward for a second, say 40 years into the future. How do you hope to feel, to move, and to think? I’ll bet a lot of money that you want to be as mentally and physically with it then as you are now. So how do you...