Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K, Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon,

and it's time for a five-minute

Friday all about green juice. And you probably drink green juice. Maybe you haven't been drinking as

much lately, but since the holidays are over, I am going to go on a little bit of a cleanse

and not the kind where you torture yourself and you don't

eat anything all day, but this is the idea of purging some of the bad bacteria out of your

colon, adding a probiotic to your diet daily, and lots of vitamins and minerals and a fresh start to the

new year. In the month of December, I definitely had lots of sugary treats,

more fats and heavy proteins than normal, and that changes the biotic flora of your colon.

And I think it's so important to have lots of plant-based nutrition because it really improves the bacterial flora content of your

colon. Your digestive tract is so important for your overall health. Did you know that 80% of your

immune system lives in the walls of your GI digestive tract? You may not have known that,

but the lymphatic system in the digestive tract is so

important to your overall health. When we eat the right foods, the right type of bacteria

populates the colon and the immune system that lives in your digestive tract will thrive

and prosper and protect you. This month is January. I've

been so good about getting my physical organized, my blood work, a mammogram, a dental cleaning,

and next up is my eye check. And I want you guys to also take time this month to do that,

sort of a system reset, reboot, restart.

It's the right time of the year.

January is a good reminder month to do all of those things for yourself every year, once a

year.

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