Bone broth is a super-food for so many reasons. To name a few, it’s been shown to reduce inflammation, improve digestion, and improve the quality of your skin. Bone broth provides our bodies with bio-available (very easy to consume, digest and absorb) forms of calcium, magnesium, phosphorous and other trace minerals that are so lacking in our diets today. While we …
Acid Reflux: What’s Really Causing the Burn
The #1 misconception about acid reflux? We have it because we have too much stomach acid. This is FALSE! The actual cause of acid reflux is too little stomach acid! Let me explain… In the stomach, chewed food is broken down even further by stomach acid (also known as hydrochloric acid, HCl, as well as digestive enzymes including pepsin). We do not …
Podcast Episode #266: All About Digestion – Gut Microbiome, Antacids, Probiotics, Constipation & SIBO
Topics 1. News and updates from Diane & Liz [4:39] 2. Shout out: Lexi’s Clean Kitchen and her new book [18:16] 3. About the microbiome [20:22] 4. Antacids and natural relief for stomach acid [29:37] 5. Best time to take a probiotic [37:19] 6. Best type and form of probiotic [38:50] 7. Constipation, bloating, and pressure [47:02] 8. SIBO questions …
Podcast Episode #221:Bone Broth with Dr. Kellyann Petrucci
Topics: 1. What’s new for you from Diane [1:53] 2. Introducing our guest, Dr. Kellyann Petrucci [4:34] 3. Bones for broth or commercially made broth [10:42] 4. Bone broth for healing broken bones [18:17] 5. The most ideal way to prepare broth [26:08] 6. Carton broth from the grocery store [31:08] 7. Collagen peptides as a supplement and benefits [38:39] …
Podcast Episode #220: Superfoods & Supplements Part 2
Topics: 1. What’s new for you from Diane & Liz [2:28] 2. A new thing I’m into: Vital Choice seaweed salad and salmon [12:49] 3. Optimal preparation for superfood intake [17:36] 4. Supplementing with BCAAs [26:24] 5. Multivitamins and prenatal vitamins [30:11] 6. Continuous supplementation versus cycling [36:16] 7. High dose supplementation or overdosing? [40:55] 8. Probiotic supplementation and knowing …
Podcast Episode #219: Healthy Holiday Gift Guide
Topics: 1. What’s new for you from Diane & Liz [2:55] 2. Something new that I’m into: [9:53] 3. Book buy promo for Kindle on Amazon [15:52] 4. Recommendations for gifts of food [21:21] 5. Kitchen gadget gift recommendations [23:38] 6. Travel gift recommendations [40:15] 7. The gift of stress relief [46:35] 8. DIY gift ideas [48:00] 9. #Treatyoself: essential …
Podcast Episode #218: All About Gut Health with Christa Orecchio
Get details on Christa’s Gut Thrive in 5 program here! Special note! Christa is offering Balanced Bites Podcast listeners $200 off the program and $100+ off supplements now through November 30th! Use code BALANCEDBITES when you check out to get this amazing deal! Topics: 1. What’s new for you from Diane [1:49] 2. Introducing our guest, Christa Orecchio [3:19] 3. Step 1 …
Podcast Episode #204: Mastering your Microbiome with Dr. David Perlmutter, M.D.
Topics: 1. Remedies versus prevention [4:01] 2. Grain Brain and Brain Maker, Dr. Perlmutter’s books [10:09] 3. Dr. Perlmutter’s suggestions for additions to diet [16:09] 4. Antibiotics and SIBO [26:32] 5. Reinoculation of the gut microbiome [32:57] 6. Supplementing with tryptophan and GABA [41:45] 7. Recommended probiotic supplementation [47:45] 8. Research on Parkinson’s disease [57:40] [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/balancedbites/20420final.mp3″ title=”#204:Mastering your Microbiome …