Dr Wendy Christien - The Immune Gut

Dr. Wendy Kristyn is a health coach and wellness practitioner at Integrated Health Solution. She specializes in providing guidance on natural health alternatives, nutrition, and wellness strategies. With a focus on holistic approaches to well-being, Dr. Kristyn helps individuals manage their health through lifestyle changes, healthy eating, and natural therapies…

Dr. Wendy Christien discusses natural sweeteners as alternatives to sugar, focusing on options like stevia, monk fruit, sugar alcohols (erythritol and xylitol), and allulose. She explains their benefits, such as being calorie-free and not raising blood sugar, but also highlights potential digestive issues and the importance of reading labels to…

In Part 2 of her series on sweeteners, Dr. Wendy Christien explores how artificial sweeteners affect the brain, appetite, and cravings. While sweeteners are often used to reduce sugar intake, they can interfere with the brain’s reward system, leading to overeating and cravings for more sweets. Dr. Christien also discusses…

There is such a lot of talk around avoiding sugar, but is replacing sugar with a sweetener a better idea? The statistics surrounding obesity and chronic disease have got even worse since the introduction of sweeteners, which are often used as substitutes for sugar to reduce calorie intake, so this…

Dr Wendy wraps up this series talking about ways to be consistent in exercise, keeping it fun, exercising efficiently and how to get others involved to make it more fun and sociable.