Eat Yourself Healthy: An easy-to-digest guide to health and happiness from the inside out. The Sunday Times Bestseller

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Food is one of the many puzzle pieces of your day-to-day life. Between commuting, working, family or social commitments, errands, and many other daily factors, food may be last on your list of concerns. I appreciated the chapters on sleep, stress, and exercise. Dr. Rossi includes a series of yoga exercises that I’ve found helpful, as well as suggestions for strengthening the pelvic floor and giving yourself an abdominal massage. Our pancreas is another organ that feeds into our small intestine. It acts like a busy factory, producing enzymes, which help digest our food, and hormones, which help control how much sugar is in our blood.” First, food is what fuels you and delivers the calories and nutrients your body needs to function. If your diet is deficient in calories or one or more nutrients, your health may suffer.

You need to drink plenty of fluids to stop you getting dehydrated. The government recommends drinking 6 to 8 glasses every day. This is in addition to the fluid you get from the food you eat. All non-alcoholic drinks count, but water, lower fat milk and lower sugar drinks, including tea and coffee, are healthier choices.

Unlike some diets, there aren't the usual categories. People often want to know: are eggs low-FODMAP? Eggs and cheeses (apart from cream, halloumi and ricotta) are, but animal milks aren't. You get the gist — rules are there ain't no rules. Fruit and vegetables are a good source of vitamins and minerals and fibre, and should make up just over a third of the food you eat each day.

Although you may not enjoy trying new foods, research shows that the more you’re exposed to a food, the greater your chances of growing accustomed to it ( 18, 19). Macronutrient ratios Drawing from the latest research and a decade of experience as a dietitian and consultant at The Gut Health Clinic, Dr Megan Rossi (PhD, RD) explains how to feed your gut for a happier, healthier you using simple, delicious and gut-boosting recipes. If you feel the FODMAP approach isn’t for you, there are increasingly other options. Researchers are actively working towards building an evidence base for other approaches to IBS treatment, from hypnotherapy to yoga.I've learnt so much from Megan, looking after my gut is now a priority and I feel so good for it. She's a huge inspiration to us. ( Ella Mills, author and founder of Deliciously Ella) If you eat or drink more than your body needs, you'll put on weight because the energy you do not use is stored as fat. If you eat and drink too little, you'll lose weight. For example, if you feel your best on a low carb diet, simply choosing low carb foods like nonstarchy veggies, proteins, and fats more often than high carb foods will usually suffice. Highly processed foods A small section of research points to a rather troubling trend: beyond the physical impact of this diet, the mental toll is going unnoticed.