As naturopaths we love to talk about to poo/poop/stools/bowel movements. It’s a fundamental part of the job! And that’s because they are an excellent report card for our digestive and gastrointestinal health which has important ramifications for our overall health and wellbeing.

Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders worldwide, in both adults and children. Prevalence estimated at around 20% of the population. That is a lot of people not pooping enough!

Forget your expensive, fancy superfoods, when it comes to the gut the apple, and in particular the stewed apple, is a POWERHOUSE! It turns out that, like always, grandma knew best when she served up stewed apples on the regular! Whether she knew what she was doing or not, those stewed apples she served supported the health of the gut microbiome, intestinal wall integrity (no leaky gut!) and helped reduce allergy and inflammation.

As naturopaths we love to talk about to poo/poop/stools/bowel movements. It’s a fundamental part of the job! And that’s because they are an excellent daily report card for our digestive and gastrointestinal health - which has important ramifications for our overall health and wellbeing.

When stools deviate from ‘normal’ they are telling us that our digestive and gastrointestinal tract is not operating optimally and, in some cases, can be a sign of more serious conditions.