It's not as simple as eating so-called “healthy” foods and avoiding the “unhealthy” foods. And there is no such thing as a magic 'superfood'. It's different for every person.
If you want to regain your energy and overcome fatigue, the first step is identifying exactly which foods make you tired.
You need to move beyond diets and nutrition plans. I'll show you how to figure out exactly what to eat to get more energy and which foods make you tired.
Take a look below to see some of our most recent posts so you can start to Eat For Energy!
This is the second article in an ongoing series. Make sure to check out the other articles after finishing this one: The Fibromyalgia Diet (Part 1): Gluten Free The Fibromyalgia Diet (Part 3): Weight Loss "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Although fibromyalgia wasn’t a known condition when Hippocrates was alive, his … [Read more...]
Does losing weight help fibromyalgia symptoms? Yes! Studies show that when fibromyalgia patients lose weight, their symptoms improve. As part of a pilot study into the effects of weight loss on fibromyalgia, female fibromyalgia patients who were overweight and obese were put on a 20 week weight loss program. On average, patients lost about … [Read more...]
You drink diet soda, but lately your gut hasn't been happy. Is there a link between artificial sweeteners and IBS? New research suggests IBS is affected by artificial sweeteners. However, artificial sweeteners are found in more and more food and beverage products. That's because so many of us reach for artificial sweeteners or diet soda instead … [Read more...]
Are probiotics helping your IBS? Or, are they expensive supplements that are (literally) being flushed down the toilet? If you read last week's post on probiotics, then you know what strains to take for irritable bowel syndrome. This week, I'm going to give you an in-depth explanation on probiotics - who they're for, the effects of specific … [Read more...]
This post is the second in the ‘Best for IBS’ series of posts. Be sure to also check out the first post, Best Diet for IBS . You’ve heard about the benefits of probiotics for IBS, but you aren’t quite sure where to start. It’s a good idea to do a little research first as not all strains of probiotics work well for treating IBS. Read on to … [Read more...]
You feel tired after you eat certain foods - is fatigue a symptom of food intolerance or a food allergy? We are paying so much more attention to how food affects our health, including our fatigue. If you have a food allergy, your body creates antibodies when you consume a certain food. Symptoms of a food allergy can range from mild to severe, … [Read more...]
Is glutamine really all that's required to heal a leaky gut? Or is it just another health fad? If you google leaky gut + glutamine, you'll be flooded with more than ten pages of articles. Most of these articles praise glutamine as a cure for leaky gut syndrome (aka intestinal permeability). Like most fads, they start out in the realm of … [Read more...]
Adrenal fatigue can be drastically affected by both low blood sugar and high blood sugar. Often, a blood sugar imbalance (glycemic regulation) occurs silently, operating below the surface. This is what makes glycemic dysregulation so dangerous: you could be heading towards adrenal fatigue without having any symptoms. When we eat carbohydrates, … [Read more...]