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Gut health is a progressively important topic that is showing up in the wellness world with increasingly higher status.

Many people know gut health is critical for proper digestion, but it plays a significant number of other roles.

For example, it is critical for healthy brain function, healthy immunity, good skin health, proper detoxification of the body and optimal concentration.

If you have committed to cooking more at home to help in your weight loss journey, you have made a great choice. 

Home cooked meals are typically lower in calories, more nutritionally dense, and you are much more able to control the portion size than when you eat out or get takeaway. 

But if you are new to cooking, the initial start can seem somewhat intimidating. 

Don’t fear!

Read up on how to avoid these three common cooking mistakes to make sure you boost your weight loss success instead of hindering it.

Whether it is paleo, plant based or gluten free, there seems to be an abundance of dietary recommendations & fad diets floating around.

One of these that you may have heard of recently that has been receiving increased media attention is the ketogenic diet. 

What is a ketogenic diet? Simply put, it's a diet based on high fat, high protein, and low carbohydrate.

You may think the “drink more water” sentiment is getting kind of old, but here’s the thing: many of us are still walking around not drinking enough, or in many cases, think we have it cased, but really are still somewhat dehydrated. 

This is especially the case if you are active and end up sweating out more than you realize, or not drinking enough to start with. 

Check in with yourself to see if you are exhibiting any of these signs, which may indicate your water intake needs to be amped up:

If you are running around with a busy job all the time, dealing with kids, trying to balance home and work and family and a social life, you are probably just a little bit stressed out. 

Add to that the daily stressors like traffic, weather, cooking and meal prep and handling issues that arise at home, and it’s no wonder we are permanently stressed. 

But this isn’t a good thing. 

In fact, stress may be the root cause of several underlying health issues.