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Easy Lifestyle Modifications to Achieve Optimal Health with Dr. Asia Muhammad

• Dr. Muhammad was raised in a healthy household and her personal history led her to a role as a naturopathic doctor specializing in gut health, liver health, and metabolic health

• Dr. Asia starts her patients with approachable lifestyle tweaks, finding ways to drink cleaner water, looking at air quality, and ways to optimize diet and nutrition

• Gut health is a primary struggle of Dr. Asia's patients, she typically recommends consuming resistant starches (lentils, beans), prebiotics (powders or vegetables, MegaPre from Microbiome Labs), and increasing onions and garlic

• Prebiotics help grow and nourish your existing bacteria, and probiotics help foster new gut bacteria, Dr. Asia recommends spore-based probiotics

• The liver is in charge of much of our bodies' detoxification, and everything we eat or medications we take need to go through the liver before reaching all of our body's systems

• To optimize our liver function, Dr. Asia recommends avoiding processed foods and avoiding alcohol

• Castor oil packs are made by applying castor oil to cloth and applying it to the abdominal area to help with liver function and constipation

• For optimizing digestion, Dr. Asia recommends staying very hydrated and eating adequate amounts of fiber

• Cell Core Bowel Mover is a product Dr. Asia uses in the short term to treat constipation while working to optimize gut health

• Dr. Asia is a big fan of smoothies boosted with superfood powers, protein powder, and supplements like IGG or colostrum

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