Most of us only pay attention to our gut when we experience some type of digestive distress, such as bloating, gas, constipation, or things too gross to mention in print. But did you know that your gut houses the bulk (70 percent) of your immune system? This means that keeping a well-oiled digestive system goes way beyond being free of annoyances like bloating or heartburn. It is the golden key to immunity and radiant skin.

Many diseases that seem totally unrelated to the gut, such as eczcema or psoriasis or arthritis, and even autoimmune disease, allergies, rashes, acne, chronic fatigue, mood disorders, autism and dementia emanate from the gut. I personally could have been the poster child for how weak digestion wrecks immune function. I was misdiagnosed in my mid twenties (like many others) with GERD and put on a series of acid-blocking drugs. The infamous purple and pink pills (Prilosec and Zantac) were my steady meal companions for over a decade, but they turned out to be poisonous company, ones I should have ditched years ago.
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If you’re alive, then chances are you’re stressed out! From the boardroom to the bedroom, you are burning both ends of the candle juggling work deadlines, impossible to-do lists, rush-hour traffic, little to no sleep, and you’re likely feeling a bit “aaargh”! To make things worse, your stress chemistry is constantly making you crave chocolate, bacon or something obnoxiously loud and crunchy or sinfully cold and creamy.

Now, the corrosive effects of stress are well-documented in the scientific literature, but I’m sure you don’t need much convincing since you’ve witnessed first-hand how your egregious stress levels are keeping you fat, sick, sad and unproductive. So the question is, what do you choose to do about it?

Nothing happens until the pain of remaining the same outweighs the pain of change. Until you’re ready to discover your inner butterfly, and know that your time as a caterpillar has expired. Until you’re ready to spread yo ur wings to break through the same old patterns.
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