Wellness
Your Bathroom Routine Is a Wellness Routine Too
Bathroom habits may not get much attention in the typical wellness routine, but bowel regularity can be influenced by many of the same everyday habits we already prioritize, including fiber, hydration, movement, meal timing, and consistent schedules. This article explores why getting to know your normal bathroom pattern matters, how rushed mornings and travel can interrupt it, and why giving your body enough time to respond to its natural cues can make digestive wellness feel less complicated.
Seasonal Shifts: Why Fall is Key for Gut Support
Fall naturally brings many fiber-rich foods back into the kitchen, from crisp apples and warm oatmeal to pumpkin, squash, beans, lentils, nuts, seeds, and hearty soups. This article explains how seasonal variety can support a more consistent digestive routine, while breaking down the differences between fiber, prebiotics, probiotics, and fermented foods. It also shares realistic ways to increase fiber gradually, build more plant variety into everyday meals, and support gut wellness without turning your grocery list into another complicated health project.
Gut Health & Immunity: What Women Need to Know
Gut health involves more than digestion and regularity. The gut microbiome and intestinal environment also interact with cells involved in the body’s normal immune processes. This article explains the gut-immune connection in an approachable way, explores how prebiotic fiber and beneficial gut bacteria fit into the picture, and shares realistic habits for women who want to support digestive wellness despite busy schedules, stress, travel, hormonal changes, and everyday disruptions.
From Bean to Belly: The Surprising Story Behind the Fiber in Regular Girl®
Not all fiber behaves the same way, and understanding where your fiber comes from can make ingredient labels feel much less confusing. This article follows Sunfiber® from the humble guar bean through the enzymatic process that creates partially hydrolyzed guar gum (PHGG), explaining why the resulting soluble prebiotic fiber mixes differently from traditional guar gum and other fibers. It also explores how Sunfiber interacts with the gut microbiota and why properties like low viscosity, easy mixing, and everyday convenience matter when building a fiber routine you can realistically maintain.
Fibermaxxing: What Is It All About?
Fibermaxxing is putting fiber back in the wellness spotlight, but adding more fiber does not have to mean chasing an extreme daily target or completely changing the way you eat. This article explains what the trend means, why fiber intake matters, how hydration and food variety fit into the picture, and why gradual, realistic changes may be easier to maintain. It also explores soluble prebiotic fiber, the growing fiber conversation around GLP-1 medications, and practical ways to build a fiber routine that works in everyday life.
A Season of Change: Supporting Your Gut and Mind as Summer Winds Down
The transition from summer to fall can bring changing schedules, earlier mornings, busier calendars, and a digestive routine that suddenly feels less predictable. This article explores how shifts in stress, sleep, hydration, meals, and movement may influence both gut and mental wellness, while sharing simple, realistic habits that can provide more consistency during a season of change. From daily fiber and hydration to movement, sleep, and moments of calm, the focus is on building supportive routines that fit into real life without expecting everything to be perfect.
Your Cycle, Your Gut: Why Digestion May Feel Different Throughout the Month
Digestive changes around your period can feel frustrating and unpredictable, but they may follow a pattern linked to monthly hormonal shifts. This article explains why bloating, constipation, looser stools, and changes in bathroom frequency may happen before or during menstruation. It also shares practical ways to track symptoms and build supportive habits around hydration, movement, balanced meals, and gradual fiber intake without expecting your body to feel exactly the same every day.
Hydration & Fiber: Your Summertime Duo for Digestive Wellness
Summer schedules, travel, heat, and changing meal habits can make it harder to stay hydrated and get enough fiber. This article explains how fluids and fiber work together to support digestive comfort and regularity, how to increase fiber gradually, and which simple foods and routines can make summer wellness feel more manageable. It also offers practical ways to add hydration, fiber-rich foods, and Regular Girl® to everyday meals without creating an overly complicated routine.
Spotting Real Science in the Online Supplement Marketplace
Shopping for supplements online can feel overwhelming when every product claims to be science-backed, clinically studied, or research-supported. This article breaks down what those phrases should really mean, what to look for before adding a supplement to your routine, and why ingredient form, serving amounts, certifications, and transparency matter. It also takes a closer look at the research and quality standards behind key Regular Girl ingredients, including Sunfiber® prebiotic fiber and SunActive® Iron, to help you make more informed and confident wellness choices.
Why Talk About Poop? Let’s Break Down the Bristol Stool Chart
Talking about poop can feel awkward, but understanding bowel habits can make digestive wellness easier to discuss and track. This article explains the Bristol Stool Chart, what the seven stool types may suggest about digestion, and how everyday factors like fiber, hydration, movement, stress, and routine can influence stool patterns. It also helps readers recognize when temporary changes are common and when it may be helpful to speak with a healthcare professional.
Let’s Talk About FODMAPs: Why Fiber Still Matters
FODMAPs can make digestive wellness feel more complicated, especially when food choices start affecting comfort, regularity, and daily routine. This article breaks down what FODMAPs are, how they relate to digestion, and why maintaining fiber intake still matters even during a low FODMAP approach. It also highlights simple, lower-FODMAP fiber options and practical ways to support a more balanced, consistent gut routine without making everyday eating feel overwhelming.
Gut-Friendly Insights from the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans reinforce what many people are trying to do in real life: eat in a way that supports steady energy, digestion, and long-term health. This article highlights what’s changed, why fiber and whole foods matter for the microbiome, and how to apply the guidance with simple, repeatable habits—especially if consistency is hard due to schedule, travel, or everyday constraints.
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans call for a return to real, minimally processed foods and a stronger focus on fiber, protein quality, and reduced added sugars. For individuals navigating conflicting nutrition advice, rising chronic disease risk, or inconsistent digestive habits, this report offers a practical framework. It emphasizes whole grains, vegetables, fruits, healthy fats, and microbiome-supportive eating patterns while discouraging ultra-processed foods. The guidance provides a structured yet adaptable approach for building sustainable daily habits that support metabolic resilience, digestive balance, and long-term health.
Prebiotics, Probiotics, and the Gentle Routine Your Gut Will Thank You For
Prebiotics and probiotics can feel confusing, especially when your goal is simple: a calmer, more predictable digestive routine. This article breaks down what each one does, why fiber consistency matters, and how to choose gentle options that are easier to stick with day to day—without the overwhelm.
Spring Into Health: Revitalize with Fiber for a Balanced, Happier You
As the days grow longer and temperatures rise, many people start thinking about shedding winter weight and feeling their best for spring. After months of comfort foods, reduced activity, and sluggish digestion, getting back on track can feel overwhelming. But, wanting to look your best this spring does not have to mean restrictive diet...
Cold and Flu Season: What Studies Show About Gut and Immune Health
Cold and flu season is upon us, and staying healthy is on everyone’s mind. Supporting your gut health might play a bigger role in immunity than many realize.
Studies show that maintaining a healthy gut microbiome can impact immune health, potentially helping to reduce cold symptoms. A human clinical study published in the European Rev...
How to stick with healthy habits
Building healthy habits such as eating better or exercising more can be hard! We don’t want you to give up! Here are some tactics you can use to accomplish your better-you goals.
Natural and clean supplements that work with your body
At Regular Girl, we have all the right labels. Not Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany, but the kind of labels that mean you can trust that our products are designed with your health in mind. Clean and natural supplements uniquely formulated to work with your body, and support your gut health and overall wellbeing. That’s just how we roll...
A Regular Girl’s Guide to Heart Health
Heart disease is the number one threat to women’s health, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. Researchers have found that more than 40% of women over the age of 20 are living with some form of cardiovascular disease.
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Your gut microbiome wants prebiotic fiber
Your gut microbiome is complex! There are hundreds of bacteria species that reside there. They help promote digestion, improve nutrient absorption and support immune function, plus a whole lot more. It’s important to take care of these friends — we call them probiotics — and that’s where Regular Girl Prebiotic Fiber and Probiotic Blend...
Summer: the season of sun, fun and constipation
There is lots to love about summer. Long, sunshine-filled days filled with outdoor concerts, picnics in the park and family vacations. Unfortunately, it’s also the season of occasional constipation. As you’re sweating bullets, your body is losing water. This increases your risk of dehydration, a common cause of constipation. #goodbyefu...
The Regular Girl Summer Veggie Harvest Guide
Farmers markets are brimming with fresh veggies beckoning you to take home and enjoy. Our Regular Girl Summer Harvest Guide is your go-to resource for knowing which flavor bomb packs in the most fiber#, which are FODMAP friendly and how to store this bounty so it lasts, in case your eyes are WAY bigger than your stomach when you walk t...
Feeling gassy? Here’s what to do about it.
Let the truth be told: Ladies fart! Passing gas is completely normal and expected. Doctors have determined 14 - 20 toots, posterior breezes or rectal puffs are the average for men. Women tend to expel a little less but struggle more with bloating. If you find yourself frustrated with your gut, there are things you can do which may tame...