by Heather Nielsen | Blog, Gut Health
Fiber is much more than a way to keep you regular. It has several benefits for our health including weight loss, blood sugar control, and lowered risk for chronic disease. It is also the key to maintaining the health of our gut bacteria. However, with all these...
by Heather Nielsen | Blog, Gut Health
As a physician trained in functional medicine, Dr. Jeff considers all aspects of a person’s health by assessing the function of each body system. Our body has eleven systems and they are all interconnected. For example, a poorly functioning circulatory system can...
by Heather Nielsen | Blog, Immune
The COVID vaccine is continuing its steady rollout phases throughout the country. Each state varies on where they are in this process, prioritizing frontline workers and at risk populations for the earliest phases of distribution. Oregon residents have entered the...
by Heather Nielsen | Blog, Gut Health, Supplements
We already know that eating nutritious food is essential for our health. But eating food is no guarantee that our body will digest and absorb its nutrients. There are hundreds of steps our body takes before we can reap the benefits of our green smoothie in the...
by Heather Nielsen | Blog, Gut Health
If you’ve experienced gut issues such as SIBO or IBS, you’ll likely relate to my story. It all starts about 2 ½ years ago when I was diagnosed with Leaky Gut. If you’ve been reading my blog, you’re likely aware that the gut is central to...
by Heather Nielsen | Blog, Gut Health
At Healthy Connections, we are glad that gut health has had increased public interest over the years. It is much easier today to find natural ways to heal your gut than it was 20 years ago. Perhaps this has come in the nick of time, too, when over 70% of Americans...
