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Keeping your gut happy will help keep everything else in sync. No extreme diet, no crazy rituals, just common sense.

Gut-Friendly Kitchen Gadgets You’ll Actually Use

September 27, 2025 by Alex Keane

Level up your gut health with simple, gut friendly, kitchen gadgets that actually get used. From fermentation jars to blenders, here are the best gut-friendly tools for everyday cooking.

Categories Diet and Digestion

💩 Constipation: The Gut’s Passive-Aggressive Way of Saying “Help”

September 5, 2025 by Alex Keane

Feeling blocked up and bloated? Constipation isn’t just annoying – it’s your gut’s way of waving a tiny white flag. Here’s how to get things moving (naturally).

Categories Diet and Digestion

Should You Exercise on an Empty Stomach? The Battle of the Belly Pouch Begins

August 1, 2025 by Alex Keane

Wondering if working out before or after eating burns more belly fat? Here’s what 40-something women need to know about fasting workouts, stubborn pouches, and real results. (Spoiler: It’s not about starving yourself.)

Categories Diet and Digestion

🦠 Why Am I Always Bloated? 7 Sneaky Gut Health Culprits (It’s Not Just the Beans)

July 16, 2025 by Alex Keane

Tired of always feeling bloated? Discover 7 surprising gut health triggers that might be causing your belly bloat — and no, it’s not just the beans. Learn what could be happening in your gut.

Categories Diet and Digestion

Why Am I So Gassy When I’m Eating Healthy? (And Yes, It Happens When You’re Losing Weight Too)

July 9, 2025 by Alex Keane

Switching to a healthier diet but suddenly feel like a human balloon? Here’s why you’re gassy when eating healthy — and yes, it can happen when you’re losing weight too.

Categories Diet and Digestion

đź’Ą 10 Sneaky Things Wrecking Your Gut Health (And What to Do Instead)

July 1, 2025June 27, 2025 by Alex Keane

Think you’re doing everything right for your gut? Think again. From fake fiber to doomscrolling, here are 10 gut-wrecking habits and how to fix them—without going full celery-juice cult.

Categories Diet and Digestion, Gut Health

Top 10 Ways ADHD Wrecks Your Gut (And What to Do About It)

June 26, 2025 by Alex Keane

Think your ADHD is just wrecking your focus? Think again—your gut’s caught in the crossfire. From skipped meals to stimulant side effects, here are 10 surprising ways ADHD messes with digestion—and how to fix it without giving up coffee or joy.

Categories Brain Fog and Focus, Diet and Digestion, Mood and Anxiety

🧄 5 Fermented Foods That Don’t Taste Like Mouldy Feet (and Actually Help Your Gut)

July 1, 2025June 26, 2025 by Alex Keane

Fermented foods are gut gold — but most taste like something scraped from a petri dish. Here are 5 tasty, effective options even normal people can stomach.

Categories Diet and Digestion, Gut Health

đź’© The Poop Shape Decoder: What Your Stool Says About Your Gut Health

July 1, 2025June 26, 2025 by Alex Keane

Poop shape matters. Here’s how to decode what your stool is saying about your gut health — using the infamous Bristol Stool Chart and zero shame.

Categories Gut Health, Diet and Digestion

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    Brain fog feels scary, but is it actually dangerous? Science shows it’s usually temporary and linked to things like stress, hormones, or poor sleep—not permanent brain damage.
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    Level up your gut health with simple, gut friendly, kitchen gadgets that actually get used. From fermentation jars to blenders, here are the best gut-friendly tools for everyday cooking.
  • Why Your Gut and Brain Text Each Other All Day
    Your gut and brain are in constant communication through the gut-brain axis. Learn how this “texting system” affects mood, digestion, sleep, and more.
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    Looking for gut health supplements that aren’t just expensive placebo pills? Here's a science-backed list of the ones that might actually help with digestion, bloating, and brain fog — no snake oil.
  • đź’© Constipation: The Gut’s Passive-Aggressive Way of Saying “Help”
    Feeling blocked up and bloated? Constipation isn’t just annoying - it’s your gut’s way of waving a tiny white flag. Here's how to get things moving (naturally).
Alex Keane

Alex Keane is a health writer and gut health researcher with a personal mission: help people stop feeling like garbage for no clear reason. After years of dealing with brain fog, digestive issues, and 3am anxiety spirals, Alex started digging into the connection between the gut and the mind — and never looked back.
When not writing about microbiomes, Alex is usually found experimenting with fermented foods, walking obsessively, or trying not to buy more supplements off Instagram.
Alex is not a doctor, and that’s probably for the best.

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