did you know that your gut is your second brain?

The gut-brain connection is complex and bidirectional. Signals pass both ways between your digestive system and central nervous system, and health or disease in one can affect the other. Key players in this connection include your enteric nervous system, your vagus nerve and your gut microbiome.

Breakfast

Yogurt and fruit bowl

1 cup greek yogurt

raw nuts of your choice, roast them yourself

handful of berries

raw unpasteurized honey or stevia for sweetness

Drink

Ginger soda

Ginger Water

Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup water

To Serve

  • Club soda

  • Ice, optional

  • Lime juice

  • Lime wedges

  • raw honey

Dinner

chicken and brussel sprouts

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

12 oz Brussels sprouts ends trimmed, yellow leaves removed

2 tablespoons olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken

1 lb chicken tenderloins skinless, boneless

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

¼ teaspoon salt or to taste

black pepper freshly ground, to taste

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ teaspoon Italian seasoning

¼ teaspoon crushed red chili pepper flakes or to taste

5 cloves garlic minced

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

4 tablespoons butter divided

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