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Diet and Digestion

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

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

💥 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

💩 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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  • The Gut Bacteria That Causes Insomnia (And Why Your Sleep Depends on Your Gut)
    Struggling to sleep? Research shows your gut bacteria may be part of the problem. Here’s what science knows about the link between gut microbes and insomnia.
  • Should You Exercise on an Empty Stomach? The Battle of the Belly Pouch Begins
    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.)
  • What Exactly Is “The Gut”? And Is Bloating Just Fart Storage? (Plus: Brain Fog, Microbiome & More)
    What is the gut? Is it just your stomach? What about bloating—is it just gas? Here’s the simple, squishy guide to your gut, bloating, brain fog, and why it all feels weird.
  • 🦠 Why Am I Always Bloated? 7 Sneaky Gut Health Culprits (It’s Not Just the Beans)
    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.
  • Beat Brain Fog by Fixing Your Gut: A Surprisingly Simple 5-Step Plan
    Clear brain fog by healing your gut—with 5 simple science-backed steps you can start today. Plus: gut-brain hacks, supplement tips & easy recipes.
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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