Why stomach acid and digestive enzymes matter with vitamins and minerals including iron, calcium and B12 Did you know that humans are meant to have a very acidic stomach, with a pH of 1.0-2.0 making it much more similar to a scavenging crow than a cow chewing grass! This stomach acid (which is hydrochloric acid, or HCI) is essential to not only digestive health but the absorption and activation of vitamins and minerals such as B12, iron, calcium and magnesium! 

Nutritional strategies to manage cholesterol, blood pressure, insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in perimenopause and menopause. Risk factors to heart health include hormonal changes, autoimmunity, the gut microbiome and oral microbiome . Dysbiosis of the gut microbiome causing systemic inflammation affect scardiometabolic health. Strategies: mediterranean diet, strength training, probiotics, prebiotics

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The brain-gut axis refers to the bi-directional communication between the brain and the digestive system with recent research uncovering a fascinating complexity to this constant the brain-gut axis and lively communication between the two.