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Here’s What Happened When I Took Probiotics For 30 Days

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Probiotic supplements claim to improve digestive and immune health, but how can you know if they really do what they say? I decided to do a 30-day probiotic experiment to test out these claims. The facts about probiotics Your gut contains more than 100 trillion live bacteria, known as probiotics. Although bacteria are generally regarded as a bad thing, probiotics are considered “good bacteria” and are essential for a healthy digestive tract and immune system function. The body does a good job of maintaining its own probiotic levels, but certain things like an unhealthy diet, undue stress or a harsh round of antibiotics, can cause imbalances or disturbances in your natural “good bacteria”. That’s where probiotic supplements come into play. In one small capsule, you can reintroduce billions of live cultures with diverse strains to your gut. My 30-day test Although I eat a pretty healthy diet and exercise regularly, I decided to take a probiotic for 30 days to see what all the hype w

Guest Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Salad

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As ‘ Real Food Dietitians ’ and long-time readers and fans of Mark’s Daily Apple, we’re beyond excited for this incredible opportunity to share our simple and out-of-this-world Buffalo Chicken Salad recipe with you (a big thanks to Mark & team!). This recipe is Primal and Whole30-friendly and made with the NEW PRIMAL KITCHEN™ Ranch. You can’t go wrong with the irresistible combination of buffalo chicken and ranch dressing. Our Buffalo Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps are far from hard or boring. This recipe was inspired by our popular Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken and created using Primal Kitchen Ranch and the Primal Kitchen Mayo made with heart-healthy avocado oil—the healthiest and cleanest ranch dressing and mayo on the market. Without hesitation, we give both the PRIMAL KITCHEN™ Ranch and PRIMAL KITCHEN™ Mayo our Real Food Dietitian stamp of approval! This is a super simple and delicious make-ahead recipe, perfect for using up leftover chicken. You can now say ‘no thanks’ to ea

Clean Eating Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore Recipe

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I recently spent several weeks prepping my house so I could show it and sell it. It was an ordeal because half my cooking tools/gadgets were packed and my kitchen always needed to be in perfect,… Read more → from The Gracious Pantry http://ift.tt/2ivGI6k