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Detox Support Pesto
What is Detoxification?
Detoxification is the process by of removing toxic substances or no-longer-needed compounds from our body. As our bodies complete thousands of processes each day, we build up metabolites, hormones, and other compounds that we need to eliminate. This natural detoxification system in our bodies requires a multitude of organs and nutrients working together to maintain optimal health. We need to provide detox support. This is when “food as medicine” really shines.
Our bodies carry out detoxification naturally when functioning optimally. The nutrients we consume make all the difference.
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Is a Leaky Gut Causing my symptoms?
Leaky gut may be causing your digestive issues among other health issues.
If you’ve read any headlines or social media posts about health & wellness in the past few years, you’ve probably come across the hot topic of gut health. And rightly so.
The health of one’s gut, or digestive system, and more specifically the stomach and small and large intestines, is of utmost importance to the health of the entire body. It’s the epicenter of food transformation. Food comes in through the mouth (where part of digestion actually takes place with chewing & action of the saliva) and then gets chemically broken down to eventually be absorbed into the “inside” of the body in the bloodstream, where the nutrients are delivered to all parts of the body.
And get this- the gut is really one large canal that starts in the mouth and esophagus and can technically be considered “outside” of the body. That’s because things that come in through the mouth do not go directly into the bloodstream, which is considered “inside”. Pretty interesting to think about it that way. What is the need for this preliminary period of food breakdown while remaining sort of “outside” the body?