The Journal
Notes from the garden.
Recipes, rituals, and small essays — written like letters, published weekly-ish.

Notes
How to Tell If a Probiotic Is Doing Anything
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Rituals
Natural Ways to Stay Regular, Ranked by How Well They Hold Up
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Notes
A Low-Fiber Diet, Explained (And When You Actually Need One)
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Rituals
Foods That Make You Poop, and Roughly How Long They Take
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Recipes
What to Eat When You Are Constipated (And What to Skip)
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Notes
Period Poops: Why They Happen, Why They Smell, and When to Worry
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Recipes
Foods That Are Easy to Digest (And Why Easy Is Not the Same as Low Fiber)
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Notes
Leaky Gut: What the Term Means and What the Evidence Supports
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Notes
Period Bloating: What Is Water, What Is Gas, and What Fiber Changes
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Notes
Stool Softeners, Osmotics, Stimulants, and Fiber: Which Does What
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Notes
You Do Not Need a Gut Cleanse
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Notes
Ovulation Bloating and the Mid-Cycle Gut Shift
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