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6 Key Benefits of Lemon Water

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05/22/2017

Last week I posted on how water is the best anti aging ingredient. Over the weekend I was in a training seminar on the microbiome and the use of water was again highlighted. However, lemon water was recommended over regular water.

If fact the person who taught the seminar said she had 135 reasons why you should use lemon water.

Well in today’s post I’m going to give you what I think are the 6 key benefits of lemon water. Ones that actually have scientifically backed facts to support their benefits.

So let me ask you a question:

“Would you try a drink that could improve your digestion, help detoxify you, rejuvenate your skin, boost your energy, and could even help you shed some pounds?”

If you answered “YES”, then please read the rest of this post. Read More →

What is the Best Anti Aging Ingredient?

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05/15/2017

For most people the best anti aging ingredient is the one they fail to consume on a daily basis. Or they think they’re consuming it, but because of additives and sugars they’re actually accelerating the aging process instead of slowing it down.

What is this ingredient?

Pure water!

Now you can do some things to enhance your water like add lemons or liquid chlorophyll. But by itself water is the best anti aging ingredient that you need to consume on a daily basis.

Couldn’t Coffee, Soda, or Beer Be The Best Anti Aging Ingredient?

No! You’re thinking that you get lots of water in the eight cups of coffee you drink or the several cans of soda you consume. Or maybe you’re counting the bottles of beer after work because it makes you go to the bathroom.

SORRY! THESE DON’T COUNT!

It needs to be pure water and lots of it! Before I tell you why, let me give you some facts that you can share at work: Read More →

The New Secret to Weight Loss

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05/08/2017

The New Secret to Weight Loss centers on your microbiome. Two weeks ago I gave you the old secret to weight loss based on calorie consumption versus calorie expenditure. And while this application is still valid, for many it still presented a problem. Especially with long term weight loss.

Why?

Because they never reset their gut health. Which means the microbial communities of your gut continue to drive your eating habits. It is one of the reasons why people have cravings and are constantly hungry.

Current research clearly indicts that your microbiome significantly, if not entirely, impacts your health and wellness.

Even to your body composition of being lean or fat.

People used to blame their human genes for being overweight. And because of this, they felt powerless to change their physical appearance.

But science in the area of the microbiome, especially looking at your gut microbial communities, clearly shows this plays a far greater role in determining whether you are lean or fat.

This means that if you change your internal gut microbiome, you can significantly improve your ability to process food so that you use food for energy instead of storing it as fat. Read More →

The 3 E’s and 4 R’s For Gut Health

Posted by Dan Hammer //

04/22/2017

Our goal is to give you a road for for improving your gut health. One that is fairly easy to follow. We say “fairly easy” because we acknowledge that any change can be a challenge.

Hopefully over the last 4 posts on gut health it’s clear that your microbiome is critical to your health. A healthy and diverse microbiome usually leads to better health and wellness. It also improves your ability to manage your weight.

In our Mircobiome Research eBook we talked about addressing the 3 E’s which are:

Eliminate Dysbiosis

Eliminate Leaky Gut

Eliminate Inflammation

It’s these 3 conditions that you have to address. If you address them properly, then you’ll experience a tremendous shift in your overall health. Read More →

Prebiotics and Probiotics to Recolonize Your Gut

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04/15/2017

For most people the combined use of prebiotics and probiotics to recolonize their gut is a new concept or method. Yet this combination of prebiotics and probiotics is exactly what is needed.

When you examine the research in this area, you’ll see a heavy emphasis on what are called Probiotics.

Probiotics are good bacteria that will help you recolonize your gut flora with the types of bacteria that promote good health.

You can obtain them from supplements, food, or both.

Fermented foods are best because helpful bacteria are used to ferment or breakdown the food into more easily digested components. The top four foods in this category would be: Read More →

What Does It Mean to Have a Leaky Gut

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04/07/2017

While the medical community does not recognize a leaky gut as a major contributing factor to all sorts of health issues, there is a growing body of science showing how a leaky gut, or what is called intestinal permeability, is wreaking havoc on people’s health.

This health concern is not new.

In fact, Hippocrates recognized it when he stated,

“All Disease Begins In The Gut.”

Ideally, your intestine is designed to be a very selective barrier to everything you consume. It does this by creating what are known as “tight junctions.” As you can see in the below image created by Dr. Vincent Pedre for Happy Gut, these tight junctions are loosened so that undigested food particles, toxins, and pathogens can enter your blood stream.

Preventing Toxins Caused By Microbiome Dysbiosis

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04/01/2017

Microbiome dysbiosis usually produces toxins that result in a leaky gut and inflammation of your intestinal cavity. To prevent these toxins from entering into your blood stream and causing additional health issues we use the term “purify the gut microbiome.”

This means returning this microbial community back to a diverse collection of beneficial bacteria that will protect the intestinal cavity, as well as aid in the proper digestion and elimination of the foods you consume.

There are two basic approaches to eliminating the toxins caused by microbiome dysbiosis:

Using pharmaceutical drugs and antibiotics

OR

Learning how to properly recolonize the gut flora through

the use of natural nutrients, prebiotics, and probiotics.

Why Your Microbiome is Key to Good Health

Posted by Dan Hammer //

03/22/2017

In 2001 the term Microbiome was coined by a researcher named Joshua Lederberg. The term applies to the 100 trillion microbial cells that each person carries on and in their body.

Whether you believe in evolution or Creation there is a symbiotic relationship between these microbial cells and human cells. A symbiotic relationship that either leads to good health or poor health.

In fact when you look in the mirror what you see is your human expression of your human cells. However, if you had the eyes of a powerful microscope you would see a world of microbial cells that outnumbered your human cells by a factor of 10.

Which has lead researchers in the area of the microbiome to use the phrase “We Are Only 10% Human!”

Why is this important?

Because the makeup of your micriobiome significantly, if not entirely, impacts your health and wellness. To the point where every major disease and illness today has a link back to your microbiome.

Did Tom Brady’s Diet Result In Super Bowl Success

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02/08/2017

How much did Tom Brady’s diet contribute to his, and the New England Patriots, unbelievable comeback win in Super Bowl 51?

Some are saying it was a major factor in helping a 39 year old quarterback, who has been in the league for 17 years, still think and perform like he was in his late 20s.

Here’s what I’ve been able to find on the internet. These are direct statements from his hired chief Allen Campbell:

Highlights of Tom Brady’s Diet

“So 80 percent of what they eat is vegetables. [I buy] the freshest vegetables. If it’s not organic, I don’t use it. And whole grains: brown rice, quinoa, millet, beans. The other 20 percent is lean meats: grass-fed organic steak, duck every now and then, and chicken. As for fish, I mostly cook wild salmon.”

“It’s very different than a traditional American diet. But if you just eat sugar and carbs—which a lot of people do—your body is so acidic, and that causes disease. Tom recently outed Frosted Flakes and Coca-Cola. I love that he did that. Sugar is the death of people.”

Immune System Power Foods

Posted by Dan Hammer //

10/22/2016

If you Google the term Immune System Power Foods you’ll find hundreds of articles and suggestions on which foods to eat to boost your immune system. As well as which foods compromise your immune system. As the picture to the right clearly show you have a daily choice, which affects your health and the health of your children.

And, as I write today’s blog post two items are in full play:

Children Have Returned To School

The Flu Season Is Almost On Us

My wife is a teacher and already students and teachers are sick. And it’s only going to get worse. Unless you take steps to incorporate immune system power foods into your daily diet.

Noticed I said “Daily Diet!”

If you want to boost your immune system, then you need to make a conscious effort to eat foods everyday that are going to optimize your immune system.

To help you in this process I’ve compiled the following table of immune system power foods recommended by 5 key authorities in this area. Once you’ve looked over this list, then I’ll give you my suggested 7 immune system power foods.