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Heather Woodruff

Oct 9, 20183 min read

KOMBUCHA! YAY OR NAY?

Kombucha! This refreshingly fizzy yummy bevy appears to have pretty much taken over the world lately. It's at Safeway, in Costco and even...

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Is Leaky Gut the True Cause of your IBS Symptoms?

Heather Woodruff

Oct 1, 20183 min read

Is Leaky Gut the True Cause of your IBS Symptoms?

When there is imbalance in the gut it can speak to us in a number of different ways… Bloating, excess gas, loose stools, abdominal pain,...

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Heather Woodruff

Sep 13, 20183 min read

5 Reasons Your Gut Isn't Healing

When I first start working with free spirited women and their chronic tummy trouble I often find they have fallen into this pattern… You...

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Guest: Lindsay Young

Sep 2, 20183 min read

Meal Planning Made Manageable

If you’ve got goals to eat healthier and improve your nutrition, having a meal plan strategy is going to help you get there faster and...

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Heather Woodruff

Aug 25, 20182 min read

PMS & IBS – the hormonal link

Managing PMS along with your chronic digestive issues can be a painfully exhausting time of the month. Women with IBS are more likely to...

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Why your Gluten Free Diet DIDN’T Calm your Inflamed Belly

Heather Woodruff

Aug 19, 20183 min read

Why your Gluten Free Diet DIDN’T Calm your Inflamed Belly

I remember many years ago when we found out my nephew was reacting to gluten and my Sister-in-law struggled to figure out what to feed...

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Balance your Microbiome and End Bloating for Good

Heather Woodruff

Aug 12, 20183 min read

Balance your Microbiome and End Bloating for Good

A few months ago we arranged to spend a couple of hours over at our recently purchased home. We don’t actually move in until early...

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How to Stock your Pantry with IBS ‘Safe Foods’

Heather Woodruff

Aug 3, 20183 min read

How to Stock your Pantry with IBS ‘Safe Foods’

‘I have come to realize that healthy eating isn’t hard, it just takes more planning’ – This comment came directly from one of the...

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Heather Woodruff

Jul 21, 20184 min read

Is your Gut Making you Depressed?

Until recently, we didn’t know how much our gut and brain interacted. Some people thought that our brains controlled everything we did,...

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Probiotics for Gut Healing and when you SHOULDN’T take Them

Heather Woodruff

Jul 8, 20183 min read

Probiotics for Gut Healing and when you SHOULDN’T take Them

Our digestive tract is the center of your body, the core of all wellbeing… it is your EARTH. Like the earth we live on we need a balanced...

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[Expert Interview] 5 Natural Strategies to Calm your Anxious Mind

Heather Woodruff

Jul 2, 20182 min read

[Expert Interview] 5 Natural Strategies to Calm your Anxious Mind

The truth is that the majority of my clients with chronic tummy trouble or IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) also battle depression and...

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[Sleep Expert Interview] The Necessity of Sleep with an IBS Healing Protocol

Heather Woodruff

Jun 24, 20181 min read

[Sleep Expert Interview] The Necessity of Sleep with an IBS Healing Protocol

You may not feel that sleep belongs in a digestive healing protocol but I promise you that it is next to impossible to heal your...

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Heather Woodruff

Jun 14, 20183 min read

Metamucil for Constipation? Is it Safe?

I am chatting about this today because many of the women in the Natural IBS Support group struggle with constipation and one of the first...

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How I Manifested My Dream Home & Why it takes more than just Nutrition to Heal the Gut

Heather Woodruff

Jun 11, 20184 min read

How I Manifested My Dream Home & Why it takes more than just Nutrition to Heal the Gut

This is the most beautiful story of how I manifested my dream home… As many of you already know I have been home hunting aggressively for...

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My Story – The Foods I thought were ‘Healthy’ were killing my Gut.

Heather Woodruff

Jun 2, 20183 min read

My Story – The Foods I thought were ‘Healthy’ were killing my Gut.

Through my childhood I had a long complicated health history with chronic eczema, infections, tonsillitis, allergies. The doctor told my...

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What is the Low FODMAP Diet & Will it Help my IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

Heather Woodruff

May 27, 20183 min read

What is the Low FODMAP Diet & Will it Help my IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

If you google IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) diets you, more than likely, will come across the Low FODMAP diet. But what the heck is it,...

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[COOKING DEMO] 2 Gut Friendly Dairy Free Milks (in Less Than 5 Min!)

Heather Woodruff

May 18, 20181 min read

[COOKING DEMO] 2 Gut Friendly Dairy Free Milks (in Less Than 5 Min!)

When my digestively challenged friends (aka: clients) ask me for a good store bought dairy alternative milk that will not inflame their...

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Where to Find Accurate IBS Support (PS: It’s Not Google)

Heather Woodruff

May 14, 20182 min read

Where to Find Accurate IBS Support (PS: It’s Not Google)

I remember my IBS journey many moons ago; It was frustrating, I missed work, I felt terrible and meals were a complete guessing game....

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Heather Woodruff

May 3, 20182 min read

The Top 8 IBS Belly Bloaters

I recently was trying to find photos of me back from my IBS days with my bloated Buddha belly. It turns out I deleted them all. Every...

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Heather Woodruff

Apr 29, 20182 min read

Your First Steps After an IBS Diagnosis

There you are sitting in the doctor’s office (again) waiting to hear the results of the stool test, blood work, colonoscopy, ultrasound...

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