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Welcome to the Diary of the Health Show . Today , I'm talking

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about seven foods for gut health , and this

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is not some kind of a theoretical exercise

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or some generic article off of

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the internet that I discovered Nothing

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like that . As a matter of fact , it's something that has happened

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in my life and products

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that have accumulated over the course

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of my being in the health industry since

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2009 and getting health certification

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and just generally being a geek

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who does almost constant experimentations

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with food , and over time , I

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realize I've got these seven things and

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, taken individually , you might have

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one or two or three of these in your

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fridge at the moment , but I doubt many

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people have all seven , and , as

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I've interviewed hundreds of people and done

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the research I've done , I kind of added

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these one at a time and

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now I find I can't be without

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them , and so I thought , well , this

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is something I ought to share , so I hope you

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find this valuable . These

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are seven things that are in my fridge

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or pantry at all

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times and each for different

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reasons , so I'll go through them and

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then you can just decide

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whether they're going to become staples

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for you as well or

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not . But let me just give you my

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pitch on why I have these products

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in my house , in no particular order

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. So first of

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all , kombucha . I'm a big fan

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of kombucha . I didn't love it

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when I was first introduced to it . I

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knew it was a health drink . Generally speaking

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, when someone says , would you like to try

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a health drink , I'm assuming it's

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not going to taste very good . But kombucha

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is a fizzy fermented drink

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that has a variety of

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flavors and it

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is sort of an acquired taste . However

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, I kind of have

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a soda

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addiction . Let's just say I

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don't drink much soda , don't get me wrong . I kind

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of treat it like I'm an alcoholic who's in recovery

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. I love soda and

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I luckily don't

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. I'm not tempted that often . Generally

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speaking , I'll have popcorn and a soda at

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a movie which we do like once a month . So

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I'm not drinking near as much as I used to , but

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I do have that urge for fizziness

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. Okay , and kombucha gives

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that to me . I love that aspect . It

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kind of satiates the

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desire for fizzy drinks and so

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it's super healthy . I don't drink

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that much as a matter of fact . Combined , these

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things are a little bit expensive , but you don't need that

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much of them . For example , I might only have a third

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or half a cup of kombucha per

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day . It has billions of probiotics and

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so a small amount can go a very long

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way . The next one is kefir

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and is it has

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its own strands

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of goodness . I guess

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you could say it's like yogurt , right ? The same

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type of active enzymes that are in yogurt

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are in kefir , except that

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the ones in kefir are unique to

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kefir , and I believe it was developed

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in Russia a long , long time ago . The

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strands have been passed from home

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to home and down over time , and

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it's kind of a fascinating story that these kefir

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strands of bacteria are

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still being passed on the way that they are through

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their cultures . It's like yogurt

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, but a thinner consistency . You drink

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it . You can get it flavored or unflavored

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. Be careful with the flavored ones , because they tend

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to have added sugar . A

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flavored one might be a hundred and ninety calories per

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cup . So again , don't have too much . Be

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careful that you're not adding unnecessary calories

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. However , again

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, half a cup of kefir taken per day can

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be terrific for

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your gut and has

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a delicious , tangy sort of

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a flavor . If you like yogurt

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, especially plain yogurt , then you'll

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for sure like kefir . If you don't like it

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plain , there are some terrific flavors

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. Next is kimchi

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or other fermented foods . Now

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, in the old world they have

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a lot of fermented foods in their diet and

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in the new world we don't , and we

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pay a price . We have a lot more gut

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and health related issues than people do

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in the old world

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Greece , japan , areas

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of Russia , etc . And

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kimchi is one that I like because it's

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convenient and easy . I buy it , I put it in

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the fridge and I add a little bit of kimchi

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on my plate with certain as a side

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with certain dishes and

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, again , a bit of an acquired taste . It's

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too hot for a lot of people , but you

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can get it in a mild flavor so

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that it's easier to stomach if you don't like things

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that are hot . So , whether kimchi or

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sauerkraut or some other fermented

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food , adding something like this to your

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daily regimen , or at least a few times a

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week , can make a big difference to

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your gut microbiome . And

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you know , let me back up for just a minute

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. The gut microbiome is a very complex

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ecosystem . There are trillions

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of bacteria that are of all

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different shapes and sizes and do

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different roles and a balanced

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microbiome . Biome not only

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aids in digestion , but it supports our immune

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system , it influences our mood

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and our mental health , and so

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this is a big deal and

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we hear a lot of talk about it , but I don't

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think that many people have a really

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strategic way of

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taking care of their gut microbiome

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, and so I hope that these things really do

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make a difference to you and that you'll implement

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some of them . The next

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one is plain whole milk yogurt

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or whole fat yogurt . The

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labels will be different from brand to brand

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, but yogurt

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is very healthy for us . Again , not too much

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because it is very calorie dance , but

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a little bit of whole yogurt

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, not fat free , but full

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fat . And again , just , it's

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better to have the less processed food

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, in my humble but correct opinion

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on this particular aspect

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of nutrition , than to get a

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more processed one

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and one that has flavors

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and sugars added . I'm

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a little more leaning it on the kefir Yogurts

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, though . I mean , think of like a gogurt

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, think of how yogurt can be

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completely candified . Okay , you don't find

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that in kefir , but you find it in yogurt

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, so be careful with that . The full fat

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version , a little bit , can

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really add to your gut microbiome

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. The way I do mine is I put about

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half a cup or a third of a cup in every

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single overnight

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oats that I make , and I have overnight oats for breakfast

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pretty much every single

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day . That's just become my routine

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. I love it because I can make four breakfast at a time

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. I put them in the fridge , they're ready

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to go , and it just saves me time

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in the morning , which is my most effective time

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for work . And I mix

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the yogurt in with that and that's how

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I make sure that I get whole

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unflavored full

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fat yogurt in my diet almost

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every single day . The

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next one is psyllium husk powder

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. Now the

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gut microbiome is not only taking

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in all the nutrients but

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it and then processing them and putting them into the

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bloodstream where we can use them for energy

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and for nutrition . But its

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job then is also to expel , to

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get rid of the waste , and

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a whole lot of people in this country have

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problems getting rid of the waste . They

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have hard stools or two soft

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stools , they go too long without

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pooping or just

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generally have other related

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problems with getting rid of

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the food after it has been processed in their body

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. And so the entire process

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of taking in nutritious food , having

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it absorbed into our bloodstream and have it go into

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our muscles and soft tissue and operate

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our brain and our digestive system is how the

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whole thing should work , and then we should eliminate

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very naturally , comfortably

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and easily on a regular basis . If that's

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not happening for you , psyllium

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husk powder , but very inexpensively

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on Amazon or your local health

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food store , can be a godsend

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. You don't need very much and it's super

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inexpensive . I would experiment

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with a teaspoon first of all . Mix

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it into something like our greens

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and reds superfood or

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any other drink that you have . I would

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make sure it's quite a large volume , because

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otherwise it will really thicken it , but

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this is a fiber powerhouse that

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will help your digestive system run

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smoothly . It will make a noticeable

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difference . Again , start small so

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that you don't have too big of a difference , and

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then get mad at me that you put this into your regimen

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and didn't like it . However

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, if you start small and then , over

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time , find out just how much works

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for you , I find that about half a tablespoon

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in a drink in the morning and another half in

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the afternoon is really

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a great ratio or

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mix for me . But experiment

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with how that works out for you and this

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could be a very inexpensive addition to your

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diet that could make a big difference

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, it's for anybody . I take one

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every morning with breakfast and one every

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evening with dinner , and

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I wouldn't be without it . It not only helps

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break down fructose , but proteins

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, lactose , glucose

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I mean this thing . It

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is a full spectrum digestive

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bloating or indigestion or

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pain , then take

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. So if you're having trouble digesting , it could

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probiotics that would help break

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down that food , and all of those elements

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are in eat anything are

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X . So give that a try . And

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the next one is also found at dirobycom

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, and I've mentioned it earlier . It's the Greens

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and Reds Superfood . It's packed with nutrients

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that support the gut microbiome

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. It has adaptogens . It

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has fiber . It has many

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phytonutrients . It has over 50

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ingredients to help you have more

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energy . It'll help you digest

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better , as is the focus of this

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particular podcast . It has

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elements in it that would be impossible to keep

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in your fridge and pantry because there's so

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many . So make sure and check

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out the ingredients in Greens and Reds Superfood

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. We also have some phenomenal

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testimonials on that product as

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well . I have one scoop every single

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day and would not be without it , and

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with the combo of these seven

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things , I feel like

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my gut health is in really

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good condition , and

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it is . I don't have a lot of the problems that

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people have . As I do my free consulting

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with people that I do for

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customers of diroby , I hear about all

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kinds of problems people have , many of them

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related to digestion . Now a couple

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of thoughts . We're assuming here that you're drinking

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enough water . Right , I

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mean , really , water could be number

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one , because our bodies

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are made of 70% water , so these

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things will really help . But if you're chronically

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dehydrated , drink more

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water , of course . And one other

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caveat that I would add make

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sure you stop eating after dinner If

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you want to do your gut microbiome a

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huge favor . Eat your dinner

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, then brush your teeth

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. Do your evening routine early

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so that you're not tempted to eat any more food

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, because that is one of the problems

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that we're creating for ourselves

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. When we eat food after dinner

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or late at night , it's the wrong

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time , it's usually the wrong foods , it's

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disrupting our natural hormones

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that are helping us go to sleep and

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those hormones that are working during the night

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elevate HGH , estrogen

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and testosterone and others and

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during the night , our digestive system has

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a chance to cleanse itself , to

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go to work , getting rid of pathogens , carcinogens

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, etc . So those are a couple of habits

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that you really ought to add into the mix

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as well , beyond these seven products

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that I'm talking about . So I hope

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you've enjoyed this episode and that you'll try out one , two

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, three or maybe even all seven of these

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things and implement them into your own diet . If

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you do , make sure and use the

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you buy at Dairobycom Until

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next time . This is Dave Sherwin , wishing you health and

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success .