When clients are in my office we talk a lot about being hungry and the mixed messages our body sends us about eating. We talk about habits and lifestyles that effect eating too. No filter: the good, the bad and the ugly. I often ask, “Do you know what it feels like to be hungry?…
constipation
Feeling a little sluggish? Diet, medications and constipation
Let’s just talk about it? It’s not party conversation (or particularly blog friendly either) but since I get a lot of questions about constipation-I’ll do my best. Most muscular function in your body declines with age (yes- one more thing!), and so it is with the smooth muscle of the G.I. tract. Maybe you’ve noticed…
Eating on the fly?
Living in a culture that is constantly on the run, we often need a reminder to sit down and relax while we eat, which is how our bodies were built to digest. When we are eating on the run, our bodies are in “fight or flight” mode, which slows down our digestive process because energy…
Are you “comfortable” with daily GI issues?
Often when my clients talk about GI issues (you know ’em – constipation, diarrhea, pain, gas, bloating) I am surprised to hear them say that it has been going on for so long that they are just used to it. Matters worse – is that often they avoid certain foods, even entire food groups and…