Why proper digestion is important:

I do believe that our bodies have the power to heal. However, I also believe that if we aren’t giving our bodies the proper nutrients, it’s not being given the tools to do it’s job.

Digestion is defined as the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food so the nutrients can be absorbed and used by every cell, every tissue, and every organ in your body.  our cells, tissues, and organs need these nutrients in order to function. Dysfunction can happen in the mouth, the stomach, the gallbladder, the large intestine, the small intestine - and anywhere in between.  

Many of us struggle with digestion. Unfortunately, you can eat the most pure, clean, perfect foods, but if your digestion isn’t functioning properly, you may not be absorbing all of the nutrients. Although it is important to eat the right foods for your body, it is equally important that your body is able to breakdown and absorb the nutrients from the food.

What damages the gut:

The overuse of antibiotics, over the counter medications, processed foods, stress, plus all the pesticides and toxins in our environment have greatly damaged our guts as well as our ability to properly digest and absorb our food.

What you can do to heal:

As a nutritional therapist, I work with clients to assess their digestive system and help to pinpoint the dysfunction. We then work together to create a plan to support the body as it heals. I find that eating gut-healing soup is such an easy way to assist the body in absorbing all those vitamins and minerals. Soup seems to give your digestive system that needed “break,” as it doesn’t need to work so hard to break down the food. I eat soup in hot or cold weather; morning, day, or night.  Instead of your 2nd cup of coffee, why not heat up a mug of soup?

Why I love this soup:

This is a very easy gut-health veggie soup to make. As with most recipes I make, I don’t usually measure the ingredients - just throw it in the pot! The beauty with soup is that you really cannot mess it up.

Simple Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

organic vegetables: zucchini or Broccoli

chicken broth

fat (duck fat, butter, avocado oil, ghee, olive oil, chicken fat)

medium onion

cloves of garlic

(optional) handful of basil or parsley

Sea Salt and pepper to taste