Hello! I’m glad you all enjoyed my little nutritional lessons from school over the weekend! I am going to try to cover a short topic in each post. Today I will talk a little about digestion since I got a lot of requests for that yesterday.
Common Digestive Disorders
Reflux: Acid from the stomach that re-enters the stomach. It can be related to obesity.
Dietary Components: chocolate, caffeine, coffee, tea, peppermint, spearmint, alcohol, spices, large portions, tomato products, fatty foods, and citrus. Avoid eating to close to bedtime and eating too fast. High stress also plays a role.
Constipation
- Usually caused by lack of fiber/fluids
- Lack of exercise
- Iron and calcium supplements
- Increase fiber, fruit, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, flaxseeds
- Add magnesium
- Increase fluid in the diet with non sugar/caffeinated fluids
- Add exercise
- Probiotics
IBS
- Can cause constipation, diarrhea, bloating, gas, and abdominal pain
- Can be triggered by stress, food intolerances, high fat, hormone imbalances, fructose, environmental sensitivities
- Exercise is a great way to help with IBS
Diarrhea
- Caused by bacteria, virus, food intolerances
- Avoid high fiber
- Add banana and white rice
- Remove intolerant food
- Add probiotics
Gas
- Caused by high fiber diet, eating gassy foods (broccoli, cauliflower), constipation
- Try to reduce foods that are not tolerated (i.e dairy)
- Improve constipation
- Reduce gassy foods (cruciferous vegetables, legumes, etc)
Hopefully this was a little helpful since so many of us suffer from digestive issues. It is important to just listen to your body and experiment with different foods to find what works for you. Everyone is different.
On a less serious note….
Happy Hour!
Last night after work, I decided to skip my workout and have a drink! I met Dori and a wonderful blog reader named Ashley at Merchants. Merchants is a nice bar on the Upper East Side that has the best Lychee Martinis ever!
I had 2 lychee martinis plus a vodka soda with a splash of cranberry.
We had a really good time! This was our first time meeting Ashley and we had so much to talk about. We ended up going to a 2nd bar called Baker Street for another drink. By the time we were ready to go, it was 9:30 and we were starving for dinner! Probably not too smart drinking all of that without eating for so long! Dori and I stopped at a cute little hummus plase that just opened near her apartment. We both got hummus pitas. They also had the most amazing pita chips there that we munched on while waiting for our food.
This was seriously the perfect drunk meal! Much healthier than getting the usual late night pizza! The hummus was creamy and delicious!
Fun night! I woke up this morning not feeling too hot so I got my favorite breakfast to cure a hangover.
A mushroom and spinach egg white omelet on whole wheat bread. It did the trick! Tonight I will be back at Core Fusion ready to get my workout on!
I am off to go do some work! Stay tuned for a new giveaway tomorrow!
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Thanks for the info! Anything about gallbladders? I had some issues last year that the doctor thought might be gall bladder related so I cleaned up my eating and it got better… but lately I’m having right side pain and I’m thinking it’s the same thing
. And yesss, egg sammies are the best hangover cure!
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Missy Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 11:48 am
We didn’t dicuss anything about gall bladders yet but I will be sure to mention it if we do in the next class!
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That hummus pita really does look like the perfect thing to eat while drinking
It satisfys that craving for messy, indulgent food without being too guilty!
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My hangover food is a bagel ( weekdays)sandwich or a pistelle bread ( weekends) sandwich..I don’t know why but they always seem to make me feel better.I look forward to them the moment I wake up feeling like crap.hehe…
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I have been dying to try a lychee martini for years!!
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I love healthy drunk food
. Egg sandwiches and bagels are my favorite things to eat when I am hungover at work!
I really enjoy reading about what you learn in nutrition school. How many sessions is it?
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Missy Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
It is 8 weekends. It ends in July.
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The hummus wrap looks amaze
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fun facts!
MMMM.. martinis! Im ready for saturday. Im gonna do it up drunkie style. i think stress is causing my alcohol craving LOL at least thats what I am telling myself.
that hummus wrap look sensational! I am dying to go to a hummus joint- a good one!
I wanna take you and mari to Yaffa Cafe- its foodie heaven!
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Missy Reply:
March 10th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Yes I can’t wait to be drunk at 3:00 in the afternoon on Saturday! Yes, very true about stress. I probably drink so much for the same reason!
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Yum – that does look like the perfect drunk meal!! I will have to try a lychee martini, too.
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The hummus wrap looks amazeballs!
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Yay for healthy drunk food (which that? Looks AMAZING!)–is it wrong that the drunk food is one of my favorite things about drinking?? lol
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I would love to go to a hummus place. I agree, perfect drunk food!
I am glad you are enjoying your nutrition classes. It must be really fun
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awwww what fun! hahaha i would have been on the floor after one lychee martini! so major props to you guys
there’s so many hummus joints in manhat that i’ve alwwwaaaaaaaays wanted to go to and never have! must get there
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girl you have the most amazing meals!!!
love those pics of you-you look like youre always having so much fun!
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aw what a fun night and blogger meet up! love teh drink
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You sound so fun. If I’m ever in NY, I’m calling you and we’re getting drinks!
I think I have IBS. Self-diagnosed, but I’ve had those issues for years. I’ve been meaning to ask my doctor about it for a long time and keep forgetting.
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what a great wrap!!
all your eats from the last couple of posts look delish
Jenna
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Very informative post, thanks for the tips =)
It sounds like you had a really great time! That wrap looks muy bueno
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I often wonder if I have IBS but I’ve been trying to work with my body and see what makes it happy. It is always good to have a refresher of info!
Those lychee drinks look delicious! I love eating the fruit so I’d imagine the drink would be just as tasty!
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Missy u crack me up! I love how much you drink and u don’t really care! LOL but seriously…all your beautiful eating habits (the green stuff) has to really pay off! U inspired me to get more veggies in my system!!! xoxo!!!
Sam
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