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8 Proven Ways Collagen Can Improve Winter Skin

by Kyle Colbert

Wintertime can be a beautiful time of year. However, it can also be a season that wreaks havoc on a mom’s skin, leaving it dull, dry and itchy.

This year, you can give yourself the gift of healthy winter skin. One product, in particular, can improve your skin’s health, appearance, and structure from the inside out: collagen.

But not all collagens equal. In fact, there are more than 30 different types of collagen that can be put in a supplement.

Here’s why moms’ skin needs collagen in the winter, which type to choose, and the science-backed evidence that makes it this year’s best gift for your skin.

Why Winter is Tough on Skin

It’s not just your imagination; winter really is harder on your skin. Here’s why:

Hot drinks can dry out skin. If you turn to caffeinated coffee or tea more in the winter, you may experience drier skin due to their subtle diuresis effects.
Winter’s cold air and low humidity dry out skin. Winter air can be intensely drying to skin, nails, and hair. It can significantly affect the amount of moisture they retain.
Indoor heat also dries out skin. When it’s cold outside, you may head indoors. Heaters, indoor fires, forced air, and other heat sources all reduce the humidity in the air and in our tissues.
Warming up in a hot shower can dry out skin. Believe it or not, hot water dries the skin out more than lukewarm water.
Winter and spring winds. Winds are strongest during winter and spring. Wind dries out skin.

Can collagen actually help improve winter skin against all these challenges?

8 Proven Ways Collagen Can Improve Winter Skin
1. Collagen Changes Skins’ Structure from the Inside Out

A recent 2017 study was conducted to see if collagen supplementation actually changed the collagen content in the skin itself.

The results?

It did! In fact, collagen consumption for 6 months increased the collagen in the skin and improved its structure. What’s more, scientists have also found that collagen supplementation improves the color and luster of hair (or fur) in mice studies (1).

2. When Winter Dries Skin, Collagen can Actually Increase Skin Water Retention

In addition to the increase in collagen content of the skin, these same researchers found that skin elasticity improved. Incredibly, the moisture content was significantly improved with less transepidermal water loss.

Another study of 20 Japanese women found that 10 grams of daily Hydrolyzed Collagen improved water absorption of skin (2).

Great news for moms!

3. Skin Elasticity, Collagen, and Healthy Winter Skin

One of the reasons winter skin feels itchy is that it is drier and loses elasticity of the skin. In fact, a 2014 study of 46 women, ages 35-55, studied the elasticity of skin and collagen supplementation.

After 8 weeks of collagen powder supplementation, the researchers found that skin elasticity improved significantly within just 4 weeks (3).

Not only does improved elasticity improve how skin feels, it also improves its ability to rebound, reduces sagging, and make it more youthful in appearance.

4. Collagen vs. Wrinkles 

In another 2014 study, researchers found that daily collagen supplementation reduced wrinkles after just 8 weeks of use (4).

Of course, this is fantastic news! But there’s more. Another study found that collagen supplementation improved skin moisture produced younger-looking skin, and reduced the appearance of fragmentation in the skin (5).

5. More Antioxidant Activity in Skin Means Healthy Winter Skin

Especially during winter, our skin is under attack from oxidative stress (from our own bodily reactions, the environments, foods, UV rays, etc.).

Collagen improves skin health and increases the antioxidants in the skin to fight aging free radicals (6).

6. Collagen Improves Digestion to Improve Skin

Digestion is vital to every other organ in the body, including skin. When we digest and absorb nutrients better, more nutrients are delivered to the skin. Fortunately, collagen improves the health of the digestive tract.

How?

Type II Collagen is a vital part of the gut lining, and it improves the barrier of the gut to the rest of the body. This actually improves both digestion and immune function.

7. Collagen Improves Heart Health to Improve Skin

Once nutrients are digested and absorbed, they depend on the circulatory system to get to all organs, including the skin.

Fortunately, collagen also improves heart health. In fact, it helps form artery walls in the human body.

8. Collagen Improves Wound Healing for Healthy Winter Skin

If you want your skin to be healthy, it must be able to heal. As moms, we are constantly bombarded with scrapes, burns, and skin injuries from our everyday tasks.

Collagen can help your skin heal better.

In fact, a 2009 lab study showed quicker wound closure, better tissue regeneration, and better skin structure with collagen supplementation (7).

Which Collagen Should You Buy? 

The best collagen supplements have these 3 attributes:

It’s hydrolyzed. Hydrolyzed collagen is absorbed and distributed throughout the body more efficiently than native collagen. It provides building blocks for skin fibers, and stimulates the growth of new collagen (8).
It’s a powder. It’s simply too tough to get a full 8-12 grams of collagen per day through pills, gummies, capsules, and other preparations. Powders make it much easier; usually just 1-2 scoops. Why is this important? Most human studies show benefits with 8-12 grams collagen per day, not the measly 1-2 grams found in many supplements.
It contains 3 types of collagen: Type I, Type II, and Type III. If you want all the benefits listed above, you need all 3 types.

A Great Collagen Supplement

Dr. Colbert’s Keto Zone Hydrolyzed Collagen Powder is 1) hydrolyzed, 2) a powder, and 3) contains all 3 types of collagen.

But, it does even more. It also contains probiotics to improve the absorption of collagen and digestion in general, is sourced from industry-best marine sources, and comes in delicious flavors.

It is the best option available for healthy winter skin.

Bottom Line

In the winter, your skin needs all the help it can get. And, most busy moms don’t have time for weekly facials and treatments. By making just 8-12 grams of collagen per day part of your routine, you can vastly improve your skin plus boost immune, cardiovascular, and digestive health. Healthy winter skin is only one scoop away!

 

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7 Tips for Moms to Reduce Stress during the Holiday Season

by Kyle Colbert

Like a whirlwind, school starts, then Halloween, Thanksgiving, and before you know it, you’re catapulted into December. It can feel busy and out-of-control for many moms. But, it doesn’t have to. If Christmas feels stressful rather than peaceful, keep reading.

It’s not easy.

Inevitably, there are extra things to do. Extra programming, baking, events, shopping, and more. It can feel like the list goes on and on.

But this year, you can take back control. God has given us the greatest gift of all. Let’s celebrate and reduce stress. Here are our 7 tips.

7 Tips for Moms to Reduce Stress During the Holiday Season
1. Got Stress? Identify Your Sources.

You can’t eliminate what you can’t name. The first tip? Take a few minutes to really think about the source of your Holiday stress. Name it. Then, keep reading to find out how to reduce it.

While there are many stressors during December, here are some common ones that may be affecting you:

Stressful Holiday guests of family members
Grieving a loved one
Hallmark-Movie Unrealistic expectations
Busyness with Obligations
Loneliness
End-of-year tax, work, or household stress

Take some moments to yourself, identify, and write down what’s stressing you.

2. Turn Your Stressors into Prayers.

The best source of strength for a mom? God, plain and simple. He’s given us a surefire way to destress; talk to Him about it. Pray about it. If you have trustworthy friends, ask them to pray about it as well.

There are many reasons to pray. Here’s how it can reduce stress during the Holidays:

Prayer relinquished control from you to God. You are verbally committing to relying on Him. Prayer will change your heart. It may not change your situation, but it will give you new eyes to see it.
You will find truth when you pray. God tells us not to worry, that He loves you more than the birds of the air and the flowers of the field, of which He takes great care. He will also take care of you. When you know this truth, stressors automatically reduce

3. Repeat After Me, “No.”

I’m talking about extra activities, obligations, and “Holiday” tasks. You can, and should, say “no” to some.

First, decide if it’s absolutely necessary. If it is, fine.

If not, decide if it’s worth your time, effort, and stress. One way to become clear about unnecessary obligations is to realize that every “Yes” to that obligation is a “No” to something else.

That “something else” may be your mental health and stress, your family, time with God, or quiet and relaxing downtime.

Even if the task or event sounds fun and cheerful, become very mindful and proactive about choosing your extra activities. If possible, reduce it to just a couple busy nights per week (and 4-5) not-so-busy. Yes, even during this Holiday Season.

And if you need a “nicer” way to say it than “no,” simply say “I wish I could, but I can’t.” You can leave out: “Because I feel too busy, I value quiet evenings, I want to reduce stress during the Holiday Season.”

“I wish I could, but I can’t.” Leave it at that. If we all reduced the busyness, we’d all feel a lot less stressed.

4. Shift Your Focus to People and Quality Time, Rather than Stuff and To-Dos

We live in a commercialized world, and it’s never more apparent than the weeks before Christmas. It can be difficult to focus on what matters, and less material things. It can be especially difficult to lead your children in this challenge.

The Christmas mornings I’ve regretted most are those that find my children tearing through one package after another, hardly noticing the one before or who gave it.

But, we can be diligent to help our kids, and ourselves, really focus on the true meaning of Christmas, and the gift of Jesus Christ.

Some strategies include:

Use an advent calendar to focus on the birth of Christ. You can download one. You can make an easy one on your normal calendar. For the last few years I’ve actually cut a printed out the Christmas story into 25 sections. Each night I hide the chronologically ordered section, and give an easy clue to the kids to find it. As they find them day after day, they tape the story together and read as we go. It’s hard to miss the Christmas story when you read it for 25 days straight!
Consider only one meaningful gift instead of many small ones for each child or combined.
Talk to family members and grandparents about meaningful gifts, or gifts that provide activities (zoo passes, swimming lessons, etc.), rather than material things.
Involve your children in giving to others by putting together a charity shoebox, ringing a bell for donations, and working at a soup kitchen.
Simply talk to your kids and loved one lower the expectations to a comfortable level for your family. There is simply no reason to go into debt for Christmas presents, despite what the neighbors down the street do.

As you reflect on the finances versus the gifts given on the first Christmas, it’s easy to see how far we’ve strayed. This year, you can set your family’s course with a better focus and gifting expectations.

5. If You’re Grieving, Allow Yourself the Space to Do So

There’s simply no way around it, for many, the Holidays are also a time of grief.

Thankfully, God doesn’t ask us to pretend that everything is always perfect. In fact, He’s always chosen to meet us in our imperfection, in our grief, in our sadness and loneliness, as well as our joy.

If possible, surround yourself with loved ones who understand your grief. Reach out to friends. And pray.

You don’t have to pretend that it’s all beautiful wreaths and sparkly gifts.

6. If You Suffer from Seasonal Depression, Find Small Things to Help

Wintertime depression is a real thing, and the Holidays are smack in the middle of it. Not only do they occur at the darkest time of the year, they can also add a bunch of stressing triggers to depression. Some strategies to fight it include:

Get out into the sunshine, even on cold days, every day.
Work time into your schedule for laughter. There are many clean, hilarious comedians, books, and podcasts out there.
Add a potent fish oil supplement, with a 2:1 milligram ratio of Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Aim for about 1000 mg EPA and 500 mg DHA, each day throughout the Winter Season (1).
Add Vitamin D. If you think you may be low, get your total vitamin D checked. If you think you just need to maintain levels, take 1000 IU per day throughout the Winter Season. (2)
Prioritize sleep. Winter sleep fights depression, disease and sickness, and more, so do your best to get a good 6+, or even better, 8 hours per night (3).

As moms, you may not be able to do all of the above. Do what you can!

7. Get Real with Your Expectations and Choose Joy Over Grand

Even though we all know that Hallmark Christmas movies are not real life, it’s easy to get sucked into the fantasy. Movies, Facebook and Instagram feeds, and childhood memories can all cloud our expectations. They set us up for failure and less joy.

Lower your expectations. Consider listing 3 things you really want for the Season, and focus on these alone. Everything else will be icing on the cake. For example, I want to:

Finish my shopping, and wrapping by December 10th.
Fill a shoebox and send it to charity.
Go to a Christmas Eve church service.

That is it. It’s not grand.

In fact, it may seem too simple and easy, but that’s the point.

If you also make cookies, watch “It’s a Beautiful Life,” go sledding, or anything else, that’s great! But if not, choose to not be disappointed and delight in meeting your low expectations for the Holidays.

Lower, and get real with your expectations this year. Choose joy over grand.

Bottom Line

It’s not society, or companies, or our friends that have pushed us over the Holiday edge. It’s our own choices. And this year, we can choose to reduce stress during the Holidays, and choose joy instead. While you may not be able to control it all, you can control some of it. And that’s enough.

 

 

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Fewer Sweets for More Protein this Holiday

by Susan Bowerman, M.S., RD, CSSD, CSOWM, FAND – Director, Worldwide Nutrition Education and Training, Herbalife Nutrition

Did you know some Americans may gain up to six pounds this holiday season?

Herbalife Nutrition recently commissioned a survey* of 2,000 Americans to find out about the dietary challenges they experience during the holiday season. Not surprisingly, many who reported weight gain contributed it to the amount of sweets they consume over the holidays. More than half of the respondents reported cookies (54%) and pies or cakes (53%) to be the biggest food temptation, more so than holiday meals (44%). In fact, 44% of respondents reported that they tend to eat more than one dessert during a holiday meal.

While it’s probably not realistic to avoid all sweets during the holidays, there are some things you can do to help you keep your intake reasonable. One key to minimizing holiday weight gain overall is to make sure that you eat balanced meals and snacks throughout the day and include a source of protein each time. Protein can help you to feel fuller, so you’ll eat less, which may help prevent over-indulging on those tempting treats.

Here are some tips to help you stay on track over the holidays:

Start the Day with a High Protein Breakfast

Aim for 15-20 grams of protein at breakfast. Instead of cereal, have eggs, yogurt or cottage cheese or try a protein shake. Studies have shown that a high protein breakfast not only helps you stay full until lunch but may even curb your intake and unhealthy snacking over the course of the day.

  Don’t Go to a Holiday Party Hungry

Too many people skip meals before holiday events, but they often end up overindulging at meals and dessert because they’re overly hungry or think they’ve “earned it”. Have a substantial, protein-rich snack prior to your event— such as some Greek yogurt with fruit or some hummus and vegetables – before you walk out the door.

Lighten Up On Dessert

There are likely certain desserts that you associate with the holidays – the ones that you don’t eat any other time of the year.  Save some calories so that you can enjoy a small serving but skip the ‘everyday’ sweets that really aren’t that special. And try being satisfied with just a couple of bites.  Studies show that the first few bites really are the best, and that pleasure diminishes with each extra bite.

For more tips from Susan, visit http://www.IAmHerbalifeNutrition.com/.

*Herbalife Nutrition and OnePoll (Writing Off the End of the Year November 2019)

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Your Guide to Leaky Gut During the Holiday Eating Season

by Dr. Chad Larson

Genetics are usually the first to be blamed for our food intolerances, sensitivities and disorders. And, while they are said to play a role in the digestive functions of individuals, there are many lifestyle triggers responsible for the onset of digestive issues.  Stress and diet, food intolerance and excessive alcohol consumption in particular, are key factors. Well, guess what! We just happen to be rolling into the greatest host of these lifestyle triggers: the holiday season!

Leaky gut syndrome, the process of bacterial antigens and unwanted proteins permeating the intestinal wall and leaking into the bloodstream, is a condition that has raised concern over recent years, and with good reason. Western lifestyle is thought to be a major contributor to leaky guts across America. While this victimizes our culture, it also illustrates that it can be fixed or avoided altogether. How? Through a thoughtful diet and healthy behaviors. Unfortunately, both of these often go MIA during the holidays as we indulge in less-than-healthy, rich foods and drinks, while functioning on minimal sleep and maximum stress.

For those who may already be susceptible to a leaky gut, the gluttony of holiday festivities can heighten the symptoms which range from digestive issues like constipation, bloating, diarrhea and nutritional deficiencies, to physical issues such as chronic fatigue, joint pain and arthritis. But possibly the most shocking discovery is the effect leaky gut can have on the brain and neurological function, affecting one’s mood and causing brain fog, anxiety or depression. While the holidays are supposed to be a time for celebration, family togetherness and rejoicing, it is sadly also a time that brings about stress and feelings of loneliness and depression for many—which can then be magnified for an individual experiencing the effects of a leaky gut.

It is therefore imperative that those who present symptoms associated with leaky gut syndrome be cautious with their culinary indulgences and be mindful of their behavioral patterns during this busy, festive season. It may come as no surprise that sugar, alcohol, grains and dairy are among the top foods to avoid. Just what you wanted to hear before diving in to pumpkin pie and spiked eggnog, right? I’m just the messenger, and there’s more. You also need to minimize stress and overexertion and get plenty of sleep. This might seem impossible as you start to dust off your holiday décor, plan and attend parties and shop for gifts. But, look at it this way, you’re of little good to your family and friends if you are sluggish, not feeling well and down in spirit.

A healthy diet and lifestyle can prevent leaky gut or help to repair the damage associated with leaky gut. Failure to avoid inflammatory foods or foods that you may be intolerant to could lead to inflammation, autoimmune reactivity and ultimately, the onset of autoimmune disease. Leaky gut can also have negative implications on your overall health due to an increase of inflammation from the toxic antigens that would otherwise not be leaking into your system.

If you have digestive issues or any of the symptoms described, you should consider testing to help determine if the foods you’re eating may be impacting your gut permeability. Cyrex Laboratories, a clinical laboratory specializing in functional immunology and autoimmunity, offers the only enhanced intestinal permeability test on the market, the Array 2 – Intestinal Antigenic Permeability Screen. This screening tests the permeability of large molecules in the small intestine and helps identify the route of intestinal damage as a result of immune reactivity from environmental or dietary triggers.

It is always recommended to seek the advice of your primary care physician. And, understanding the route of damage can help direct your healthcare professional to the trigger causing your symptoms. ‘Tis the season to be holly, jolly—and healthy. And you really can’t get the holly and jolly without the healthy so take care of yourself this holiday season!

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6 Ways Gratitude Changes A Mom’s Life

by Kyle Colbert

This time of year, we are reminded to be thankful. To express gratitude for our foods, family, friends, and blessings. But what if we could harness these feelings and turn them into action? What if we practiced daily gratitudes for all the mundane daily blessings (and trials) in our lives throughout the year? Do we really believe that gratitude changes anything?

God teaches us to practice gratitude. In Psalm 107:8-9 it says, “Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for mankind, for He satisfies the thirsty and fill the hungry with good things.”

But why? Why is it so important to practice gratitude that Jesus Christ modeled it, even just hours before his crucifixion?

Why does God want our thanksgiving? Maybe it’s not for Him. Perhaps He’s given us a gift. A grateful heart that cultivates a healthy mind and body. One that can change our life.

A Grateful Happy Person

I want to be clear. This is not an admonition to be a grateful, happy person. We all have different God-given personalities. This list is about the practice of gratitude.

It’s an action, not a feeling or personality.

In fact, in the end, we’ll discuss ways to activate gratitude in your own life.

6 Science-Backed Ways Gratitude Changes a Mom’s Life
1. Gratitude Improves Our Attitude and Happiness

There are a million tiny things that drive us crazy each day.

A million things pulling us and rushing us.

It would be easy to focus on these.

But, you tend to get more of what you focus on.

When we are grateful, even with and through all the things that make us nuts, and we focus on what we appreciate in our lives and in others, gratitude changes us. It increases our happiness.

There is no perfect life, so we must learn to be grateful in the midst of all the imperfections. This is not easy, and we will fail at it time and time again.

But thankfully, we serve a mighty God who will help us with each gracious step.

2. Motivation for a Healthy Lifestyle

When we practice daily thanksgivings, gratitude changes us by empowering us with motivation towards are goals.

In fact, scientists have linked practicing gratitude with healthier choices. In studies, those who report more gratitude use of tobacco, engage in more exercise, and better food choices (1, 2).

But of course, this could just be a reflection of a happy life.

Fortunately, they’ve also found that gratitude works as an intervention. “Gratitude intervention” studies have shown that 31% of gratitude-practicing participants quit smoking and maintained abstinence after 6 months, compared to the more common averages of 23% with a nicotine patch (3).

3. Stronger Heart and Less Sickness

Amazing, practicing gratitude changes our physical health, too.

In research, gratitude is associated with many good heart health outcomes including:

Better cholesterol levels
Lower your blood pressure D
Decreased heart rate variability.

These markers all indicate better heart health (4, 5).

What’s more, practicing gratitude can also boost your immune system, which is certainly a year-round gift!

How?

Studies show that the human body produces more disease-fighting cells when we are grateful and optimistic (6). As you’ll read, its effect on cortisol also benefits the immune system.

4. Healthy Aging and Optimism

One of the most sought-after therapies for any mom surrounds healthy aging.

Having babies, taking care of them, and living decade after decade can take a toll on your body. It impacts energy, physical appearance, and our outlook.

Did you know gratitude changes these as well?

First, the biggest key for healthy aging is a sharp, healthy brain. One key factor to healthy aging is brain health.

Next, gratitude can change the way you see your physical appearance, which is a big factor in your joy with aging. This too, has been studied. When subjects specifically focus on body gratitude, or an appreciation for their own physical body, its appearance, and what it could do, both their body image and physical abilities improve (7).

Lastly, gratitude unlocks optimism, and optimism is the fountain of youth if there ever was one. In fact, a recent study has found that greater optimism is linked to longer lives (8).

5. Better Sleep for Weary Moms

The majority of moms could use better sleep. Try finishing your day with writing down gratitudes rather than worrying about stresses!

One study of 400 individuals found that writing gratitudes before sleep improves both the quality and duration of sleep (9).

Another study found that gratitude was linked to a 10% improvement in sleep and a 19% decrease in stress and depression levels in patients with chronic disease and insomnia (10).

Gratitude can help us all rest easier.

6. Stressed Out? Gratitude Offers less Stress and Anxiety

As we head into the most wonderful, but the busiest time of year, it’s helpful that gratitude changes our stress levels.

As we focus on gratitude actions, we can welcome the Christmas season with less stress and anxiety.

In fact, gratitude decreases cortisol, the stress hormone, by up to 23% in studies (1).

This is good both for our mental and physical health.

High, chronic cortisol levels are associated with many chronic diseases including diabetes, heart health, and metabolic syndrome (11).

Since most of our modern stress is mental, and not physical, we often don’t have an outlet for it, and it simply continues to increase in our bodies.

Additionally, gratitude changes brain health by:

Increasing self-worth
Improving emotional and mental resilience to overcome challenges
Reducing negative emotions such as envy, regret, and resentment
Lowering symptoms of, and the risk of depression

How Can a Mom Practice Gratitude?

Let Thanksgiving be your grand kick-off to a whole year of gratitude. To keep this habit going, try these steps.

Set up a “gratitude time.” This is often great before bed. List 5 gratitudes each night, and meditate on them.
Keep a journal with you and write down daily gratitudes throughout the day that come to mind. Keep these in the same journal alongside the before-bed gratitudes.
Need more inspiration? A wonderful book on gratitude is called 1000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp. The author recognizes gratitude throughout scriptures and how it can change our lives.

Bottom Line

Gratitude changes everything, and it can absolutely change a mom’s life. Don’t see it as a personality or a once-per-year holiday. Rather, it’s daily actions and recognitions of blessing, big and small. Put gratitude into practice and see your life changed this year!

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A Perfect Gastritis Diet: Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid

by Kyle Colbert

Gastritis is a stomach condition considered by numerous indications; it could be heartburn, pain, indigestion, or acid in the stomach, which is the most common. Gastritis or Gastric Ulcers might be severe or long-lasting. In most cases, it could get critical owing to drugs that act on the gastric mucosa, food poisoning, poor nutrition, and other significant factors. If left untreated,  gastritis could turn out to be ulcers, accompanied by continuous pain, constant inflammation, and bleeding, which can become life-threatening.

Gastritis has now become very common, with almost 50% of the world population facing gastric problem . It could occur unannounced and leave a long-lasting impact.

Diet and gastritis

While there is a “No” detailed diet that would remove gastritis, there is increasing investigation that indicates that some foods might in fact help improve the existing condition. Researches have suggested that fatty and salty foods increase the risk of gastritis.

Some common symptoms of gastritis are:

An upset stomach
Nausea
Bloating
Gas
A burning sensation in the stomach
Continuous hiccups

There’s “No One Size That Fits All,” thus not all medicines work for you. Accordingly, food intake could also vary. So let’s look below at what foods an individual must eat while he or she has gastritis problem. These natural remedies for indigestion are guaranteed to release your tummy illnesses!

 

Foods To Try

Best: Fiber-Rich fruits

Grapes, pears, oatmeal, and many other juicy fruits that are high in fiber are best for ulcers. Firstly, fiber decreases the amount of acid in the stomach while reducing bloating and discomfort. Secondly, as per the latest studies, fiber fruits are very rich in diet, and it might help prevent ulcers.

Red Bell Pepper

Red Bell Pepper is best in vitamin C, which could assist you in protecting from ulcers. For one, vitamin C plays a significant part in healing wounds. Individuals who have a vitamin C deficiency are more likely to get ulcers. You can get this nutrient through citrus fruits, strawberries, kiwis, and a few of the vegetables, too.

Brocolli

Broccoli is a fantastic vegetable for minimalizing the indications of gas in the stomach. Broccoli helps in supplying numerous indispensable nutrients but a very few calories. It is readily available and is considered one of the best home remedies to cure gastritis problems. It is a highly beneficial vegetable, and it can be used in stir-fries, salads, soups, and other preparations. People who eat at least one cup of broccoli sprouts every day for two months are less prone to stomach inflammation as compared to people who don’t have it.

Ginger

Ginger is a known anti-inflammatory agent, and it is rich in antioxidants. It is a dominant ingredient in Chinese medicine. Ginger, in a few doses, can act as an anti-inflammatory in your body. Excess of ginger can, however, worsen the condition.

 

Foods To Avoid

Meat:

Avoid meat that has loads of fatty substances. Instead, you could start lean ground beef, egg whites, skinless chicken breast and fish having no fats at all.

Vegetables:

Avoid fried potatoes and raw onions. Add peas, baked potatoes, broccoli, green beans, and vegetable soups in your diet.

Fruits:

Fruits such as Kumquats, lemon, tomatoes, cranberry juice, lemonade, and grapefruit juice should be highly avoided. Instead, you must have apple juice, apples, melons, watermelons, and bananas.

Dairy products:

Avoid ice cream, milkshakes, cottage cheese, and sour cream. Opt for low-fat soy cheese, fat-free cream cheese, fat-free sour cream, and goat milk cheese.

Dessert items:

All dairy products have fats, which are not easy to digest. To digest dairy products, the stomach produces extra gas and acids to break it down.

Beverages:

This restriction is likely to have a more severe impact. Avoid coffee, tea, and liquor should be avoided entirely. It might not be easy, however, better be safe.

Milk:

These toxic fats can turn rancid. You must be unaware that milk does not help stop or release an ulcer. It may make things worse by provoking your stomach to produce more acids.

 

Conclusion:

With proper care, gastritis can be efficiently treated. A healthy lifestyle, along with home remedies play a significant role in curing Gastritis and Gastric Ulcers. Thus, choosing the right kind of food will help you in relieving the associated pain and symptoms.

Most ulcers are curable. However, in case you suspect you have an ulcer, don’t ignore it. Speak to your doctor and make a plan and get cured right away.

 

Author Bio:

Jennifer is a wellness lifestyle writer. She loves sharing her thoughts and personal experiences

related to natural remedies, Ayurvedic, yoga and fitness through her writing. She currently

writes for How To Cure. She can connect with others experiencing health concerns and help

them through their recovery journeys through natural remedies.

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3 Easy Ways to Get Rid of the Mommy Pooch

by Kyle Colbert

For most women, being pregnant and having a baby (or more) is one of the greatest blessings in her life. Sure, there are many (many, many) challenges and struggles, but the entire experience, and of course, the baby, are miracles from God.

The mommy pooch, on the other hand, does not feel like a miracle. It’s tough. Sometimes women still look pregnant years after they’ve had children, never feel completely fit and lean, and struggle with a lack of results despite dieting and exercise. But there’s hope: Keto Zone can help you get rid of mommy pooch.

Why Mommy Pooch Happens

You know the story. For about 40 weeks, a baby grows inside and all your midsection seems to get rearranged. Part of the deal is that you must eat enough to nourish yourself and your growing baby, and part of it is that your body automatically stores fat (needed for pregnancy and breastfeeding).

Once you deliver your baby, much of your body rebounds. But, a mom’s midsection is not so accommodating. Typically, it continues to “pooch out” and carry extra fat.

And, it is so stubborn.

What’s more, a mom’s abdominal muscles may weaken and separate during pregnancy, as she gains centimeters outward each month. This, combined with extra fat accumulation equals the famed mommy pooch.

Why Get Rid of Mommy Pooch

While many women simply don’t like how it looks, mommy pooch goes beyond vanity. Abdominal fat is a dangerous type of fat storage.

In fact, studies show a significant link between lower belly fat and diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and heart attacks (1). What’s more, there is now evidence that belly fat also increases your risk of cancer and brain diseases.

Unfortunately, many eating plans simply can’t budge the belly fat. Even if using a low-calorie, high-carbohydrate diet, you may find that you lose fat everywhere but your belly.

This is why the Keto Zone is so amazing. It targets belly fat so you can finally get rid of belly fat. Here’s how:

3 Easy Ways to Get Rid of the Mommy Pooch
1. Omits Most of the Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates, and especially refined sugars and starches, are part of the myriad of culprits in mommy pooch. In fact, their fructose sugar causes the formation and accumulation of visceral fat (a type of fat that lines your organs in your mid-section) (2) and causes mommy pooch. What’s more, visceral fat is also associated with increased risk of disease and type II diabetes (3).

All carbohydrates, whether whole-grain or refined, promote fat gain (4). Until you remove most of the carbohydrates from your diet, you will likely struggle with belly fat.

But, there’s great news. Dr. Colbert’s Keto Zone Diet will walk you through the exact steps of omitting carbohydrates to enter the Keto Zone, safely and effectively.

2. Add a Lot of Healthy Fat

If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, you were likely taught that fat was bad. You were taught that dietary fat actually caused fat gain and many diseases.

Unfortunately, this was incorrect teaching. Recent studies have found that eating a low-carb, high-fat diet is the most effective way to lose weight, body fat (5), and improve cardiovascular, blood sugar, and inflammation numbers.

In fact, when you replace most of your carbohydrates with healthy fats, you will feel fuller, more satisfied, lose weight, and get rid of your mommy pooch!

One of the best fats it adds is medium-chain triglycerides. These special fats are great for entering the Keto Zone, improving energy and mental clarity and losing fat. Best of all, Dr. Colbert’s Keto Zone MCT Oil Powder is easy to consume and tastes great in coffee.

Lastly, if you’re especially short on time and want an automatic way to way to drastically omit carbs and add healthy fats in the right balance, you can replace a meal with the delicious Keto Zone Shake.

3. Try Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent fasting (IF) is a vital part of the Keto Zone for many. And, it’s much easier than it sounds. It simply means abstaining from foods for about 15-18 hours per 24-hour day (you use overnight as part of your fast).

And, you can actually consume many drinks while intermittent fasting, and it works very well for busy moms-on-the-go.

How?

If you simply stop eating in the evening by 6:30 or 7:00 after dinner, and then drink Keto Zone Coffee (coffee with Keto Zone MCT Oil Powder and Keto Zone Hydrolyzed Collagen), you can extend your “fasting time” into late morning.

Then, if you use a Keto Zone Shake around 10:00 or 11:00 am, and wait to eat solids until afternoon, you’ll have use IF for 16-18 hours. This is perfect IF, and will help you get rid of mom pooch. Studies show that IF reduces body fat and does not cause muscle loss (6, 7). It also promotes whole-body health, may reduce risk of cancer, and more!

Win-win!

In fact, when you use liquids that are extremely low in carbohydrates, your body continues to mimic fasting. So, you don’t have to “starve” yourself to use Keto Zone Intermittent Fasting, and you’ll actually feel more energetic and healthy than you think!

Bottom Line

You may be at the end of your rope trying to get rid of mommy pooch. But don’t despair. The Keto Zone diet is absolutely effective at reducing abdominal fat, improving energy and health, and increasing mental clarity and focus. Get starting, and start shrinking mommy pooch, today.

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6 Important Duties That New Fathers Must Complete

by Kyle Colbert

Expectant fathers have the privilege of experience the joy of bringing a new life into this world without morning sicknesses, food aversions, physical discomforts, and labor during childbirth.

However, even without going through the unavoidable circumstances of motherhood, fathers are expected to uphold their roles as new parents.

The effects of being a father can help bring happiness to your baby. Hence, fatherhood shouldn’t be underestimated. Here are six essential duties new fathers need to complete:

1. Changing Diapers

New babies are peeing and pooping machines! It’s amazing how these tiny humans produce so much waste. New parents find themselves needing to change diapers every two or so hours.

We estimate about 12 diaper changes in a single day. The good news is that as the days get by diaper changes become less frequent, but that doesn’t change the fact that you will still need to plow through lots of diapers.

As an expectant father, you will have to learn how to change a diaper the right way. This will come in handy, especially when your wife is recuperating.

2. Burping the baby

It is common knowledge that babies often get gas while feeding, especially in the air. Burping helps your baby get the air bubbles out.

To successfully feed your baby with a milk bottle, you are encouraged to burp him after every bottle you feed her, as well as after the mother feeds him.

We recommend burping even more for those with babies who fuss and spit up a lot during feeding.

3. Giving the baby skin-to-skin contact

Leaving the warmth of the warmth and suddenly being exposed to the real world can be stressful for new babies. Skin-to-skin contact with the baby can help comfort and calm the baby.

It is also believed to stabilize the baby’s heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate, as well as maintaining the baby’s temperature, all of which decrease the baby’s crying.

This will also be an excellent opportunity to bond with the baby. Skin-to-skin contact with the baby is not only benefits the mother but the father as well. We recommend that you learn how to do this and use this skill as soon as the baby arrives. to

Tip: a few weeks after the baby is born, spend time holding him in just a diaper with your shirt off.

4. Calming a crying baby

For the sake of your sanity, you need to learn how to calm your baby when he cries. Whether your newborn cries a little or a lot, learn how to calm a crying baby determines how easy or difficult the new dad’s experience will be.

5. Use crying remedies

If the baby is well-fed, has no fever, no physical discomforts, has been burped, doesn’t have a wet, soggy diaper, but still can’t stop crying, it’s in your best interest to know some of the crying remedies.

Sometimes it could be that your baby is experiencing some kind of undiagnosed crankiness. Some of the crying remedies include:

Sticking a pacifier in his mouth
Swaddling
Placing him in a motorized swing
Take the baby for a drive
Running the vacuum

6.  Hold a baby correctly

The last thing you want to do is drop your newborn just because you didn’t bother to understand how to hold a baby.

We recommend taking the time to learn safe ways to hold a baby, such as lap, belly, shoulder, football, chair, face-to-face, hip, and cradle holding.

Whatever hold you prefer to use, the most crucial thing is correctly supporting your baby’s neck, bottom, and back.

These skill-sets will help both you and your baby become more attuned to each other’s presence. To learn more about this, visit childmode.com.

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5 Ways Shakes Help Busy Moms during the Holidays

by Kyle Colbert

The Holidays may be the most wonderful time of year, but for many moms they are also busiest. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, drained and tired during November and December.

If this describes you, and you could use a bit more time and energy during the Holidays, consider replacing one of your meals with a healthy shake.

In fact, Keto Zone Shakes offer amazing nutrition with great, real-food ingredients, and you can make one in just 5 minutes.

Here’s what a Keto Zone Shake provides, and how it supports busy moms during the Holidays.

5 Ways Keto Zone Shakes Help Busy Moms during the Holidays
1. Keto Zone Shakes Contain Healthy Fats for Overall Health and Wellness

The Keto Zone is based on healthy fats. The Keto Zone Shake contains MCT oil powder and avocado oil powder. Both are great for health and lasting energy. Keto Zone Shakes’ healthy fats:

Promote weight loss while keeping you feeling full. In fact, a high-fat diet helps you stay satisfied and satiated even when losing weight (1).
Targets abdominal fat. Many moms struggle with losing stubborn abdominal fat. Keto Zone Shakes’ fats promote abdominal fat loss, especially compared to high-carbohydrate diets. Not only will this help you meet your weight goals, it will improve whole-body health and reduce risk of chronic disease (2, 3).
Provide the substrates for ketosis. If you are using Keto Zone as a diet and lifestyle, you need healthy fats to enter the Keto Zones. The fats in the Keto Zone Shake are perfect for ketosis and also work as brain fuel for clarity, focus, and improved brain health (4).

Keto Zone Shakes work for busy moms during the Holidays by helping her look her best and feel fantastic.

2. Whole Food Fibers for Healthy Digestion and Lasting Energy

Fiber is important in any diet. When you’re too busy to sit down for a meal, though, it’s important to still consume foods that promote health and keep you feeling full for hours.

Along with healthy fats, Keto Zone fibers are energizing and satisfying. In fact, they promote digestive, metabolic, heart, and immune function health while supporting weight loss.

Each serving of Keto Zone Shake include 8 grams of fiber! These fibers are derived from sweet potato fiber and chicory root, a fructooligosaccharide (FOS). Fructooligosaccharides are very important in the body and support healthy bacteria colonies in the gut, which play a role in whole body health and immune function (5, 6, 7).

3. Antioxidants and Anti-Inflammatory Nutrients to Fight Free Radicals

Many moms are constantly on the go. Unfortunately, free radicals from all our body’s biochemical reactions, the environment, our foods, and more can build up as harmful oxidative stress in the body.

It’s crucial to consume antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients to fight the free radicals and restore health to our cells and tissues.

Keto Zone Shakes are full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory foods. In fact, they contain:

Sweet Potato Powder: Sweet potatoes provide a strong antioxidant, beta-carotene. Their nutrients and fiber promote gut health, supports healthy vision, contain cancer-fighting properties, enhance brain function and support the immune system.
Blueberry and Strawberry Powder: Berries are considered some of the best antioxidants foods in our diets, and 2 kinds of berries are in the Keto Zone Shakes. Their anthocyanins target free radicals and promote balance and health to our cells.
Avocado Oil Powder: Not only do avocados contain healthy fats, they are loaded with both antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. Avocados fight metabolic syndrome and reduce inflammation (8).

Every time you drink a Keto Zone Shake, you’re drinking 4-5 nutrient-loaded fruits and vegetables!

4. Bioavailable Protein for Lean Muscle

The protein sources in Keto Zone Shakes are incredibly bioavailable. This means they are easily absorbed and used by the human body.

Keto Zone Shakes contain whey protein isolate, one of the best proteins available in powdered form. Whey is special because it provides amino acids that work quickly to repair muscles and cells. They are easy to digest, even for those who have trouble with other intact milk proteins.

Keto Zone Shakes help busy moms by promoting lean muscle growth and cellular repair with protein.

5. Delicious Flavors

What benefit are all these nutrients if you hate the taste and won’t drink the Shake? None.

But fortunately, Keto Zone Shakes are delicious and easy mix. Unlike many other shakes, they are not chalky, too thick, or bitter.

Instead, Keto Zone Shakes deliver all these great nutrients in delicious formulations. Try French Vanilla, Cookies and Cream, and Rich Chocolate today.

Bottom Line

If you’ve only got 5 minutes for a meal, but need all the nutrients and energy you can get, look to Keto Zone Shakes for one of your meals. As a mom, you have many demands on your time all year, but even more during the Holidays. This year, keep up with your kids, the programs, the shopping, the cooking and more with energizing Keto Zone Shakes.

Keto Zone Shakes help busy moms in many ways, but most importantly, they help you take care of yourself as you take care of everything, and everyone else.

 

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5 Ways Keto Zone Shakes Help Busy Moms during the Holidays

by Kyle Colbert

The Holidays may be the most wonderful time of year, but for many moms they are also busiest. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed, drained and tired during November and December.

If this describes you, and you could use a bit more time and energy during the Holidays, consider replacing one of your meals with a healthy shake.

In fact, Keto Zone Shakes offer amazing nutrition with great, real-food ingredients, and you can make one in just 5 minutes.

Here’s what a Keto Zone Shake provides, and how it supports busy moms during the Holidays.

5 Ways Keto Zone Shakes Help Busy Moms during the Holidays
1. Keto Zone Shakes Contain Healthy Fats for Overall Health and Wellness

The Keto Zone is based on healthy fats. The Keto Zone Shake contains MCT oil powder and avocado oil powder. Both are great for health and lasting energy. Keto Zone Shakes’ healthy fats:

Promote weight loss while keeping you feeling full. In fact, a high-fat diet helps you stay satisfied and satiated even when losing weight (1).
Targets abdominal fat. Many moms struggle with losing stubborn abdominal fat. Keto Zone Shakes’ fats promote abdominal fat loss, especially compared to high-carbohydrate diets. Not only will this help you meet your weight goals, it will improve whole-body health and reduce risk of chronic disease (2, 3).
Provide the substrates for ketosis. If you are using Keto Zone as a diet and lifestyle, you need healthy fats to enter the Keto Zones. The fats in the Keto Zone Shake are perfect for ketosis and also work as brain fuel for clarity, focus, and improved brain health (4).

Keto Zone Shakes work for busy moms during the Holidays by helping her look her best and feel fantastic.

2. Whole Food Fibers for Healthy Digestion and Lasting Energy

Fiber is important in any diet. When you’re too busy to sit down for a meal, though, it’s important to still consume foods that promote health and keep you feeling full for hours.

Along with healthy fats, Keto Zone fibers are energizing and satisfying. In fact, they promote digestive, metabolic, heart, and immune function health while supporting weight loss.

Each serving of Keto Zone Shake include 8 grams of fiber! These fibers are derived from sweet potato fiber and chicory root, a fructooligosaccharide (FOS). Fructooligosaccharides are very important in the body and support healthy bacteria colonies in the gut, which play a role in whole body health and immune function (5, 6, 7).

3. Antioxidants and Anti-Inflammatory Nutrients to Fight Free Radicals

Many moms are constantly on the go. Unfortunately, free radicals from all our body’s biochemical reactions, the environment, our foods, and more can build up as harmful oxidative stress in the body.

It’s crucial to consume antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients to fight the free radicals and restore health to our cells and tissues.

Keto Zone Shakes are full of antioxidants and anti-inflammatory foods. In fact, they contain:

Sweet Potato Powder: Sweet potatoes provide a strong antioxidant, beta-carotene. Their nutrients and fiber promote gut health, supports healthy vision, contain cancer-fighting properties, enhance brain function and support the immune system.
Blueberry and Strawberry Powder: Berries are considered some of the best antioxidants foods in our diets, and 2 kinds of berries are in the Keto Zone Shakes. Their anthocyanins target free radicals and promote balance and health to our cells.
Avocado Oil Powder: Not only do avocados contain healthy fats, they are loaded with both antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. Avocados fight metabolic syndrome and reduce inflammation (8).

Every time you drink a Keto Zone Shake, you’re drinking 4-5 nutrient-loaded fruits and vegetables!

4. Bioavailable Protein for Lean Muscle

The protein sources in Keto Zone Shakes are incredibly bioavailable. This means they are easily absorbed and used by the human body.

Keto Zone Shakes contain whey protein isolate, one of the best proteins available in powdered form. Whey is special because it provides amino acids that work quickly to repair muscles and cells. They are easy to digest, even for those who have trouble with other intact milk proteins.

Keto Zone Shakes help busy moms by promoting lean muscle growth and cellular repair with protein.

5. Delicious Flavors

What benefit are all these nutrients if you hate the taste and won’t drink the Shake? None.

But fortunately, Keto Zone Shakes are delicious and easy mix. Unlike many other shakes, they are not chalky, too thick, or bitter.

Instead, Keto Zone Shakes deliver all these great nutrients in delicious formulations. Try French Vanilla, Cookies and Cream, and Rich Chocolate today.

Bottom Line

If you’ve only got 5 minutes for a meal, but need all the nutrients and energy you can get, look to Keto Zone Shakes for one of your meals. As a mom, you have many demands on your time all year, but even more during the Holidays. This year, keep up with your kids, the programs, the shopping, the cooking and more with energizing Keto Zone Shakes.

Keto Zone Shakes help busy moms in many ways, but most importantly, they help you take care of yourself as you take care of everything, and everyone else.

 

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