Nutrition Bites & Insights

A healthy gut is similar to a well-tended garden, diverse, resilient, and full of life. Research from the American Gut Project indicates that individuals who consume 30 or more different plant foods each week have a more diverse gut microbiome compared to those who eat fewer than 10.

Protein is one of the most talked-about nutrients, and for good reason. It plays a vital role in nearly every system in the body, from building and repairing muscle and tissue to supporting immune function, hormone balance, and metabolism. One of the most frequent questions I hear is: “How much protein should I eat in a day?”.

Although ten thousand steps per day has been the unofficial target for decades, a new, large-scale meta-analysis published in The Lancet Public Health suggests that a more modest target of 7,000 steps per day is associated with significant health benefits and may be more realistic and achievable for some.