Both prebiotics and probiotics are essential for a healthy gut environment or microbiome. The simplest explanation is that probiotics are the microbes (we are usually talking about bacteria here) that colonize the large intestine, while prebiotics are the food, or fuel, which feeds those microbes.
READ MOREGuest Blog Post By Tim Borys, Personal Performance Coach, Author, and International Speaker Today I want to talk about “Punchbuggies”. Did you ever play that game as a kid? You know, the one where you get to punch your sibling when you see a VW beetle driving by? While the game has evolved a bit…
READ MORESweet & Spicy Fish Salsa Need a new way to serve fish? This recipe is super easy and tasty! Inspired by an Indonesian sauce called Sambal Kecap and my Mother-in-law who made us something similar in the Philippines. Recipe shared from Faithfull Eating Makes 4 Servings Ingredients 1 medium tomato 1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime…
READ MOREYou may have heard that fibre is good for us and that we generally need more of it, but do you really know what it is? Fibre is a carbohydrate but with an interesting twist. Unlike other carbohydrates such as sugars or starches, fibre does not get digested and absorbed in the traditional sense. Fibres…
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