MFW 044 | Natural Ways To Elevate Your Digestion & Detoxification | Nikki Sharp

Nikki Sharp is an internationally known wellness expert, health coach, and best-selling author.

She is the creator of the #1 mobile app and best-selling book The 5-Day Real Food Detox, a revolutionary approach to cleansing your body while losing weight.

Nikki has studied at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Institute of Optimum Nutrition, and the College of Naturopathic Medicine where she gained vast knowledge in subjects ranging from sports nutrition to raw food, & nutrition for everyday living.

She has studied under Matthew Kenney, attending the plant-based culinary chef program and is a 200-hour Yoga Alliance certified instructor.

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Family Wellness Practical Applications:

-Do A Gratitude Log

-Eat Bitter Foods

-Take Time To Breathe

-Vagus Nerve Exercises:

  • Gargle with water

  • Sing when no one is listening

  • Humming fires the Vagus nerve

  • Initiate a gag reflex.  Do not attempt this right after you've had a meal.  Slowly depress the back of your tongue with your finger or a dull object, like a spoon.  The gag reflex is a function of the Vagus Nerve.  This stimulates your parasympathetic nervous system.

-Add Chiropractic Adjustments to improve your digestion signaling, and as part of your Family Wellness Lifestyle

 

Diagram of Bitter Receptors & how Bitter foods improve digestion.  This is unique to the taste of bitterness.  Sweet, salty, savory, etc do not fire the neurologics of digestion in this way.