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Want to improve your digestion? The key might be in slowing down. 🧘‍♀️

Yin yoga targets your body’s deep connective tissues and fascia. The long, slow holds activate your parasympathetic nervous system, shifting your body into "rest and digest" mode. This improves blood flow to your digestive organs, helping them break down and absorb nutrients.

By gently compressing and stretching the abdomen, yin yoga can also encourage circulation and stimulate the wave-like movements that move food through your digestive tract. All of this works to calm the gut-brain axis, releasing tension and reducing stress-related digestive issues like bloating and discomfort.

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🥒HIGH PROTEIN CHICKEN SALAD CUCUMBER ROLLS. If you are tight on time but still want to eat a ridiculously good high protein meal, checkout this chicken salad. I ate it as cucumber rolls and these were amazing. Here is how to make it: 1. Start with 1lb of cooked, shredded chicken (I just shredded 4 cooked chicken breasts, but rotisserie works too). Shred with two forks or thinly dice it up. 2. Finely dice 1/2 a red onion and soak it in 2 cups of water for 10 minutes to mellow the flavor, then drain and add to a bowl. 3. Chop a handful of fresh cilantro, cube 1 avocado, and toss both into the bowl. 4. For the dressing, blend together: 5 tbsp cottage cheese, 3 tbsp mayo, 1 tbsp onion powder, juice of 3 limes, a handful of cilantro, a generous couple pinches salt, and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning. 5. You can eat this on its own, in bread, a lettuce wrap—or roll it up in cucumbers like I did. Here is how to roll it up: 6. Thinly slice a large English cucumber using a peeler. 7. Lay the slices on parchment paper, slightly overlapping by about 1/3. 8. Pat the cucumber dry with a paper towel. 9. Spread 2 tbsp of whipped cream cheese over the cucumbers. 10. Add 4oz of the chicken mix at the bottom, leaving space on all sides. Top with some onion and avocado slices. 11. Roll it up tight—start from the bottom, fold over the toppings, and continue to roll carefully, pressing down to pack it nice and tight. 12. Slice the roll with a sharp knife, then top with everything bagel seasoning and chipotle hot sauce. If you make it, be sure to let me know what you think on SHREDHAPPENS #lowcarb #lowcarbrecipes #chickensalad #keto #ketorecipes #healthyrecipes #goodmoodfood #healthyfoodshare #whatsonmyplate