We've given you the basics of how your gut works and why you should trust it, but what can you do to keep it healthy? We learn it's more than diet as Host Lynda Lacoax looks at other things that you can attempt to do. She offers advice on some of the foods you should and shouldn't include in your diet.

Everything we eat or drink has an effect on your gut, and in ways you may not have considered. Those feelings of anxiety or nervousness may not be from your brain, but rather your gut. Host Lynda Lacoax discusses the things your body may be telling you and how you can trust your gut.

In keeping your body healthy, one of the major areas to place focus on is your gut. While you may consider what you eat healthy, many things can cause problems for your digestive processes and your body. We look at the basics of your gut and what you need to consider to keep it, and everything else, functioning properly.

There are several types of fats, and they serve various purposes. Most can be healthy in the right portions and may even help you in the long run. On today's Choose Health, Lynda explains the different types, their benefits and their health risks with some fat facts.

There are natural preservatives that are used and not so natural. The artificial or man made preservatives in your food may be dangerous in large amounts especially if you don't know which ones to avoid. Host Lynda Lacoax breaks down what might not break down your food.

We add a lot of things to our food including the color we want it to look like. On today's Choose Health, Lynda discusses where these colors come from and their risks. She also offers some advice on what colors you should look for in your foods. Food Dyes: Rainbow of Risks — PDF (1.8 MB)

The sweeter it tastes the more you want it and the more it may be a problem. If you've been looking for natural alternatives to the artificial ones, host Lynda Lacoax has a few you can consider. She also explains some possible risks from all the added sugar you can encounter in your daily diet.

Fast food, quick prep meals, prepackaged entrees and sides, are all those preservatives preserving you? Lynda discusses the risks with artificial ingredients compared to an all natural diet. She offers advice on the one ingredient diet and how it can change more than what's on your plate.

In our first episode of Choose Health, host Lynda Lacoax discusses the definition of holistic health. Diving into a look at the effects of unhealthy diets, little exercise and how going with options of convenience can inconvenience your body later on.