In this episode of Know Your Food with Wardee, I'm visiting with my friend Lydia Shatney, a nutritional therapist and teacher of the online class, Heal Your Gut. We're talking about the prevalence of gut and digestion issues (they encompass A LOT) and her top three suggestions for improving gut health and digestion. Below you'll find some really helpful links to supplement the info shared in this podcast.
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About Lydia
Lydia, blogger at Divine Health From The Inside Out and teacher of Heal Your Gut, is a single mom of four fabulous boys, on a mission to share her passion for whole, healthy, real foods with the world. Lydia believes that good health is a choice and a gift that we cannot take for granted — and in this day and age, we must fight for it. Lydia is a certified as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner through the Nutritional Therapy Association. Additionally, she's a co-chapter leader for the Weston A. Price Foundation in Delaware County, Pa.
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3 Things You Can Do To Improve Digestion
In this episode, Lydia shared three tips for improving digestion. Anyone can do them — they're really simple and they're really helpful. Follow the linked text for more information from Lydia's blog.
- Learn to eat in a relaxed state.
- Chew your food! It's the first step in digestion and really important.
- Eat something raw or fermented with every meal to provide enzymes for digestion. More info: Probiotics 101, Probiotic Healing Puzzle, and Apple Cider Vinegar for Digestive Support
For more info on homemade fermented foods, refer to my book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Foods, my online class Lacto-Fermentation eCourse, or my Lacto-Fermentation eBook.
Heal Your Gut Online Class — Re-Opens Wed, June 19
Lydia's class re-opens next week on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Through June 26, you can save $40 on enrollment. Here are the details of the class. If you want me to let you know when it re-opens, please sign up here for my friendly notifications.
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Great post. I would also suggest adding natural high fiber foods to your diet.
I have suffered from digestive problems for several years and now know that my problem was due to gluten and leaky gut syndrome. I have an ebook on Amazon that describes how to heal the gut and how to embark on a successful healthy gluten free diet.
Janet,
Thanks for sharing your book with us. I am glad you’ve found healing!