July Q+A: Is pre/probiotic soda healthy? How to increase energy naturally & Making meditation not boring...
A casual chat on effervescent drinks, kombucha, simple things that impact energy metabolism & making mindfulness fun
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Q+A sessions are a monthly premium subscriber benefit that I occasionally open up for everyone - this time as part of my birthday month festivities. 🥳 Some GOOD questions have come in and I’m excited to share with you, as well as to hear your thoughts in the comments!
Note: This post is coming to you in audio format. Please excuse occasional background sounds (most likely to be: birdsong or unintelligible toddler quips) - my recording “studio” is rather humble. 😉
Here’s the poo💩 article I mention and the cute cartoon on nutrition and lifestyle choices from a cell’s POV. All research mentioned is listed at the end of this post 📚🤓
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Introduction and Q: Are pre/probiotic soda drinks healthy?
*Update added: Questions on Kombucha
Q: What are some ways to naturally increase energy?
Q: How to make meditation and mindfulness less boring?
Do you have a burning question about slow living, wellness, or natural health?
If you would like me to answer it in an upcoming Q+A edition, post it in the Q+A chat area or as a comment in this post.
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References
Le Roy, C. I., Wells, P. M., Si, J., Raes, J., Bell, J. T., & Spector, T. D. (2020). Red Wine Consumption Associated With Increased Gut Microbiota α-Diversity in 3 Independent Cohorts. Gastroenterology, 158(1), 270–272.e2. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2019.08.024
Lopresti A. L. (2020). The Effects of Psychological and Environmental Stress on Micronutrient Concentrations in the Body: A Review of the Evidence. Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 11(1), 103–112. https://doi.org/10.1093/advances/nmz082
Madhogaria B, Bhowmik P, Kundu A. Correlation between human gut microbiome and diseases. Infect Med (Beijing). 2022 Aug 24;1(3):180-191. doi: 10.1016/j.imj.2022.08.004. PMID: 38077626; PMCID: PMC10699709.
Ogunrinola, G. A., Oyewale, J. O., Oshamika, O. O., & Olasehinde, G. I. (2020). The Human Microbiome and Its Impacts on Health. International journal of microbiology, 2020, 8045646. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8045646
Thanks for sharing Chesica! Very interesting facts about the energy level. The bloodsugar rollercoaster is awful. I got to experience it many times.
I totally agree on the meditation topic! In advance of every meditation I ask myself about the goal of my upcoming meditation: relaxing or getting more focused or let emotions go... and so on. It is very motivating for me :)
Interesting info about the probiotic soda! Some of them can be quite yum 😋 I mainly drink Kombucha if I want something sparkling, would the same apply to Kombucha?