gut health and sleep

What You Need to Know About the Gut Health-Sleep Connection

By Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum / March 11, 2021 /

When you don’t sleep well, nothing else really goes well, either. Lack of sleep results in difficulty focusing, mood swings, cravings, daytime fatigue, and poor decision-making, among other symptoms.

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nature

12 Super-Simple Ways to Get More Nature in Your Life

By Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum / January 14, 2021 /

Spending time outdoors for good health is nothing new. But, like many people, you probably feel like you don’t have enough time to get outside every day. The key is to shift your perspective. Instead of thinking, “I only have 5 minutes before the next meeting, I might as well just stay here,” think, “I have 5 minutes to get a breath of fresh air!”

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Intermittent fasting

How Intermittent Fasting Affects Your Microbiome

By Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum / January 28, 2020 /

The trillions of microbes inside your body come in all shapes and sizes and inhabit various parts of your body, particularly your digestive tract. We know that what we eat feeds this colony of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and amoebae.

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healthier gut

The One Thing You Should Do for a Healthier Gut

By Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum / January 23, 2020 /

Raise your hand if you don’t want a healthier gut? We didn’t think so. A healthy microbiome is tied to improved immunity, metabolism, mood, and longevity. And we all want that. Here’s one super-simple way to improve your gut health right now. Hint: It’s not probiotics.

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Gut health

5 “Healthy” Habits That May Be Bad for Your Gut

By Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum / January 14, 2020 /

In the pursuit of health, it’s easy to go overboard, to whittle our diets down to nothing, to crush ourselves in the gym day after day, to become obsessed with healthy eating. The truth? Healthy for one person isn’t healthy for everyone. And some “healthy” habits may hurt your overall health, including your gut health.

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Fermented foods

7 Fermented Foods to Add to Your Diet

By Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum / August 18, 2019 /

It’s probably not news to you that fermented foods are good for you. Fermenting foods is an age-old preservation process that extends the shelf life of foods, as well as their nutritional value.

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