The Thriving Gut

A blog with tips, tricks and recipes so you can start living a healthier, more comfortable life, today.

Why You Should Cut Back On Sugar
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Why You Should Cut Back On Sugar

When you look up proper nutrition, you will often see that you should cut back on sugar. There are actually a lot of reasons to reduce your sugar intake, from saving your teeth so actually boosting your immune system. Here are some of the top reasons you should consider cutting back on your sugar intake.

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The Healthiest Superfoods For Your Liver
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

The Healthiest Superfoods For Your Liver

Liver health is vital for various issues and reasons in your life. If you are concerned about your fertility, for example, you will want your liver in excellent health to help produce the hormones needed for pregnancy. You may be concerned about your liver health if you are a recovering addict as well. Regardless of the reasons you choose to focus on your liver health, there are some superfoods that can help.

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Healthy Changes to Your Diet This Winter
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Healthy Changes to Your Diet This Winter

As the temperature drops, our nutritional needs change. Except for winter-sports enthusiasts, people become less physically active. After all, when it’s cold and snowy outside, even a trip to a neighborhood grocery store is a daunting task. And with the advent of cold and flu season, staying healthy takes a bit more effort. What’s more, nutrition-packed fruits and vegetables that were plentiful during the summer may be in short supply—and take a bigger chunk out of our wallets.

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Foods That Help Your Digestion
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Foods That Help Your Digestion

If you have been struggling with digestion problems, it might not be a medical condition, but actually from the types of foods you are eating. There are certain foods that are really food for digestion, and others that can be really bad for it. Here are some of the best foods for digestion.

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How To Make It Through a Cleanse with Ease
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

How To Make It Through a Cleanse with Ease

Cleansing requires a lot of motivation in order to achieve your goal as it might force you to alter your plans according to the times of cleansing or detoxification. In order to make sure that your desire to achieve your goal and your motivation to cleanse you should follow the steps mentioned below in order to overcome all the challenges that you might face:

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What Is Gut Health?
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

What Is Gut Health?

You’ve probably heard at least one person in your life talk about a “gut feeling” when they’re talking about making a decision or thinking something over.

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Make Gratitude a Daily Practice
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Make Gratitude a Daily Practice

Practicing and expressing gratitude is an important part of coping with stress because it helps you build emotional resilience and optimism.

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How Does the Immune System Work?
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

How Does the Immune System Work?

Well, it’s hard to say what season it is, to be honest, since COVID came into existence. Nevertheless, no matter the official diagnosis, a little 411 on the ins and outs of the complicated immune system may help you as we head into the winter months. So, before you start loading up on elderberry syrup and oregano oil (my personal favorite), read on!

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How Much Sugar is Too Much?
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

How Much Sugar is Too Much?

You’ve probably heard by now that Americans are consuming too much sugar. While it’s true we need sugar; we are eating excessive amounts which is negatively affecting our health. The average American is consuming nearly 66 pounds of sugar every year!

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Why Is Sugar Bad?
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Why Is Sugar Bad?

We’ve all heard eating too much sugar is bad, but why? Well, here are some negative effects of over-consumption of sugar.

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Rebuild Your Relationship with Food
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Rebuild Your Relationship with Food

If you are what you eat, then you can be what you choose. As a Certified Gut Thrive Practitioner and Integrative Health Coach, it’s my goal to help my clients—and the world as a whole—understand the fundamental truth that what you choose to put on your plate will directly affect your physical health, your energy, and your mood.

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What's Your Stress Type?
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

What's Your Stress Type?

Understanding the nuances of stress,

We generally think of stress as a blanket term, but in reality, stress shows up in many forms and can impact our well-being in more ways than we realize.

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Can You FEEL Stress?
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Can You FEEL Stress?

Exploring how stress manifests itself in your body,

Our bodies are equipped to handle stress in small, temporary doses, but when that stress becomes frequent or hangs along for too long, it can have serious effects on your body.

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What Would Your Ideal Life Look Like?
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

What Would Your Ideal Life Look Like?

I just want you to sit on this and let whatever comes to you come. Maybe have a journal nearby and begin jotting down the ideas that pop up into your head.

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Become A Health Rebel
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Become A Health Rebel

Being a healthy person in an unhealthy world…

One of the first things I aim to clarify with each one of my clients is that our Western society does not promote healthy lifestyle standards.

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Could Anxiety Be Affecting Your Gut?
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Could Anxiety Be Affecting Your Gut?

Has something ever given you “butterflies” in your stomach? Have you ever reacted to something that made you “feel sick to your stomach”? These expressions are the result of an unlikely source, your “second” brain. Your gastrointestinal tract is, in fact, susceptible to emotion. Anger, anxiety, happiness, and fear are all reactions that your gut could trigger.

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Can Stress Cause SIBO?
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

Can Stress Cause SIBO?

First, you may be wondering what the heck is SIBO?

SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Essentially, it leads to an imbalanced gut microbiome.

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How To Time Meals for Optimal Digestion
Amy Blackburn Amy Blackburn

How To Time Meals for Optimal Digestion

Did you know you can set the body up for optimal digestion simply by timing your meals accordingly?

When and how often we eat can have a tremendous impact on our digestive health.

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