Welcome to another post,

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My upcoming 28 day program <span style="color: #008080;"><strong><a style="color: #008080;" title="28 DAY REBOOT" href="http://www.bp28dayprogram.com.au/">"Re-load your original default food choices”</a> </strong></span>will direct you<a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4707.jpg"><img class="alignright wp-image-1315 " src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/IMG_4707-225x300.jpg" alt="IMG_4707" width="110" height="147" /></a> to your ideal balance of fuel. Your ideal balance WILL lead you to your optimum point of sustained health – the way it was meant to be.

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Today’s post offers a quick look at sh*t. How your stools can provide answers on whether your food balance is in actual fact, healthy!
<span style="color: #008080;"><strong>It can answer the question</strong> </span>- have you got control of your ideal balance between; stress, alcohol, exercise, gluten, sugar, preservatives and watching sport?

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<strong>So how then do you know if what you’re consuming is well balanced?</strong>

Well......you could simply ask yourself the following questions:
Am I often tired at 11am &amp; 3pm?
Am I often hungry within 5 hours of a main meal?
Am I often drawn towards sugary hits?
Am I often challenged with a bloated or aching gut?
Am I over my most comfortable weight?
Do I get sh^tty with people before 11am?
etc, etc

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If you answered yes to 2 or more of these questions, it’s likely your balance of energy is poor.

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Another way is to simply take a quick peek at your stools.
Here’s a quick (uneducated) guide towards poo analysis.

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<blockquote><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>NOTE</strong></span> – for the most part, if your stools don’t match Type 4&amp;5, it may be in your best interests to visit your GP or Naturopath.</blockquote>
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<h5><span style="color: #008080;"><strong>KNOW YOUR STOOLS</strong></span></h5>
<span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Type 1: Separate hard lumps, like nuts</strong></span>
These hard and abrasive stools are often representative of GUT bacterial imbalance. <a href="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/brist-shit.png"><img class="alignright wp-image-2037 " src="http://balancehealthprograms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/brist-shit.png" alt="brist shit" width="223" height="291" /></a>Meaning your good bacteria is limited and consequently you’re likely dehydrated. It could be in your interest to consider additional fibre, water &amp; salt.
<strong><span style="color: #008080;">Type 2: Sausage-like but lumpy</span></strong>
Stools impacted into a single mass and lumped together. Typical for constipation and it‘s bound to cause extreme straining during elimination. Minor flatulence is probable. A person experiencing these stools is most likely to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome because of continuous pressure of large stools on the intestinal walls. I would recommend seeking expert advice in the event of type 2.
<span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Type 3: Like a sausage but with cracks in the surface</strong></span>
This form has all of the characteristics of Type 2 stools, but the transit time is faster, between one and two weeks. Typical for latent constipation. Irritable bowel syndrome is likely. All of the adverse effects typical for Type 2 stools are likely for type 3, especially the rapid deterioration of haemorrhoidal disease. Get checked!
<span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Type 4: Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft</strong></span>
This form is normal for someone defecating once daily. The diameter is 1 to 2 cm. Type 4 is representative of good health, resulting from a well balanced diet and regular exercise.
<span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Type 5: Soft blobs with clear-cut edges</strong></span>
Also considered healthy.
<span style="color: #008080;"><strong>Type 6: Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool</strong></span>
First, it may be difficult to control the urge, especially when you don‘t have immediate access to a bathroom. Second, it is a rather messy affair to manage with toilet paper alone, unless you have access to a flexible shower. These kind of stools may suggest a slightly hyperactive colon (fast motility), excess dietary potassium, or sudden dehydration or spike in blood pressure related to stress (both cause the rapid release of water and potassium from blood plasma into the intestinal cavity). It can also indicate a hypersensitive personality prone to stress, too many spices, drinking water with a high mineral content, or the use of osmotic (mineral salts) laxatives. Try some calming herbal teas and avoid excessive caffeine.
<strong><span style="color: #008080;">Type 7: Watery, no solid pieces</span></strong>
This, of course, is diarrhoea. After every Ironman this is pretty much most of the field – completely dehydrated – most minerals gone. It‘s also typical for people affected by faecal impaction—a condition that follows or accompanies type 1 stools. During diarrhoea the liquid contents of the small intestine (up to 1.5–2 litres) have no place to go but down, because the large intestine is stuffed with impacted stools throughout its entire length. Some water gets absorbed, the rest accumulates in the rectum. Include real fats &amp; protein, minimal caffeine and fibre, water with additional minerals.
Again, if types 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 are normal, I’d recommend expert advice.
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