Digestion Archives - Butter Nutrition

Are Nightshades Causing Inflammation In Your Body?

Inflammation can negatively affect you in many ways: it feeds chronic disease, it is a suspected trigger of depression, it can cause energy disorders, and even trigger fatigue. It can surely make life difficult, if not incredibly miserable. When it comes to the important job of identifying and reducing your inflammatory burden, the power really is in your…

Why even “healthy” foods can leave you feeling so miserable! Plus, what to do about it!

Contrary to popular belief, you aren’t what you eat… Wait, what?? If you eat a so-called perfect dietary trifecta of kale, nuts and quinoa with hopes of becoming a green goddess, good luck. Just because you eat these healthy foods, it does not mean that you are as healthy as the nutrient-profile packed deep inside kale…

5 Things You’re Not Considering When You SKIP The Juice… (Everyone overlooks #3!)

Today I’m dropping another surprising opinion on you- I’m a HUGE fan of— wait for it—- juice! But not just any old juice like 95% of the juice-like products you’ll find in the grocery store. I’m talking about pure, unadulterated, additive free, organic juice. I’m also not advocating drinking juice anytime or in any amount; it must be used strategically…

2 Stupid Easy Ways to Increase Your Digestion INSTANTLY (almost everyone messes up #1!)

Do you consider yourself to have good digestion? Without it, it’s impossible to make any real progress with your nutrition and overall health. Unfortunately, digestion is frequently ignored and overlooked; acting as a barrier that keeps you from reaching your health goals. What can poor digestion look like? Here’s just a FEW clues your digestion is weak: -Belching or gas…

My Weekly Anti Aging Secret (and How to Adopt it into your Routine!)

I’ve got a weekly habit with huge anti-aging perks that you can read more about here, here, and here. It’s great for digestion, detoxification, and increasing HCL (stomach acid) production because it’s very high in minerals and the amino acid glycine. Yep, I’m talking about bone broth. Before you say “I don’t want to make bone broth,”…

Why You’re Sensitive To Dairy (ie. lactose intolerance) & What To Do About It

Dairy has been both glorified and demonized a lot in the last decade, earning a number of labels including inflammatory, mucus producing, and fattening. However, is it an issue with the kind of dairy, or does the problem lie in the body you’re putting it into? How can a natural, whole food that has nourished…

What you don’t know about gelatin may hurt you: 5 things you need to know!

Gelatin is all the rage right now– and for GOOD reason, but there are some not-so-widely known facts that I would like to share with you. If you’ve ever overdosed on gummy bears or sweet and sour protein bites, you MAY already know what I’m about to talk about! 1) Eating too much gelatin or using the…

10 Vegan Diet Dangers (#5 can get you in BIG trouble)!

Are you curious about the vegan diet and whether it’s healthy or not? Learn about the vegan diet dangers as well as the ramifications of this diet on your whole body. Definition: vegan diets exclude all animal products including meat, eggs, seafood, dairy products, and honey. Vegan Diet Danger #1: Historically, there are wide-spread cultures that have thrived by subsisting…

Can’t Poop? Poop Like A Champ With These Constipation Remedies

There’s not much worse than not being able to “go” regularly. Constipation not only causes digestive discomfort, but it can also severely impact your mood, your intimate relationships, and even your self-esteem! To combat chronic constipation, it’s best to have a multi-faceted approach in order to increase bowel transit time and ease elimination; one that focuses…

5 Reasons why I won’t do a sugar detox

You hear about avoiding sugar everywhere these days. From magazine pages to grocery store shelves to Facebook memes, it’s posh to avoid your sugar cravings. A blanket statement such as “all sugar is bad for you” is just as ignorant as saying “all fat is bad for you.” It’s all about context- type, processing, and what…

17 Signs of impaired liver detox

Do you really need to do a liver detox or is it just a trendy way to ignore your body’s needs? If the following describes YOU, your detoxification system might be trying to tell you something! History of alcohol/drug use or hepatitis Long term prescription drug use Sensitive to chemicals (tobacco smoke, fumes, perfume, cleaning agents, etc.) Pain…

Have this STRANGE drink every day and see what happens… [warning: it’s highly addictive]

The nutritional benefits of gelatin containing bone broth are astounding, but I will try to make this [fairly] brief. Gelatin is the protein extracted from connective tissue of an animal’s bones, skin and cartilage. You can easily make your own gelatin at home (in the form of bone broth) by throwing chicken parts, bones, wings, feet,…