One thing I am thankful for in this pandemic is that when working from home I found myself forming the habit of doing some easy yoga stretches in the morning, between tasks, after work, and before bedtime. Now that I’m no longer working from home, I still try to carry on with that habit. I’m…
Category: Progress Updates
Non Medical Ingredients in Supplements
There’s been lots of debates on whether one should take supplements (multivitamins and probiotics seem to be the most popular ones, along with vitamin D especially for those of us living in northern latitudes). My opinion on this topic has changed many times throughout the past few years as I went through college & university…
Should You Eat Breakfast? How Soon Should You Eat After Waking Up?
In this post, I’ll talk about How skipping or delaying breakfast may help boost metabolism and promote fat burning (a brief on intermittent fasting) But how skipping breakfast may increase your risk for liver disease, obesity and diabetes, and affect your energy and productivity on the other hand (conflicting, eh?) How soon you should eat…
Can Gut Health Affect Your Hormonal Balance? Or Is It The Other Way Around?
I’ve been keeping a Gut Health Journal for almost a week now. It’s been helpful for me to track my gut symptoms, mood, food intake, and exercise. And I also found it helpful because it’s somewhat like setting an accountability for myself to be conscious about what I eat, how I feel, and how I…
Day 0 – Why I Started This Blog and Where I Stand Today In My Gut Health Journey
I can’t remember how long I’ve been having gut problems and how many anxious Google search I’ve done to try to find “home remedies” to tame my moody gut. My problem with online researching over the years is that there seems to be 100k different causes to why I have these gut issues and just…