Have you ever heard of a FODMAP diet? It's a relatively obscure diet for most people until they're diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome(IBS). Subsequently, for those with IBS, a FODMAP diet is life changing. On the other hand, a FODMAP diet may provide benefits to others, even for those who don't meet the qualifications of … Continue reading Using a FODMAP diet to optimize gut health

What is the cause of Type 2 diabetes? Many people associate Type 2 diabetes with blood sugar problems. This is largely due to something most people would be happy to never hear. Essentially, physicians back in the day observed that the urine of people with diabetes mellitus tasted sweet. Patients dumped glucose into their urine … Continue reading The shocking cause of Type 2 diabetes

Nutrition for hire-Manipulating science to create the illusion that a biased nutritional claim is fact by presenting an unbalanced argument. Science for hire is a relatively well-known concept and the topic of many articles and documentaries. Essentially, science for hire is the use of scientific principles to manipulate an audience's opinion, often towards an erroneous … Continue reading Nutrition for hire: How dubious health claims go viral

The benefits of exercise are numerous. Unfortunately, the thing that most people use exercise for is not one of them. we're talking about weight loss. The funny thing about exercise is that if it were a drug, we'd all be taking it. There is no better intervention for improving overall health than exercise. Although, weight … Continue reading Benefits of exercise: Health, happiness, but not weight loss

Finding the healthiest foods for you as an individual is an important component of building long-lasting, longevity-inducing health. We are all different, from our genes to our microbiome to our daily lifestyle patterns. As a result, we all thrive on different diets. For example, some people have genetic polymorphisms in fat metabolism pathways that make … Continue reading Finding the healthiest foods for you

Looking for a potentially effective Crohn's disease treatment with a low risk of side effects? Well, today we'll discuss one such treatment. We won't hold you in suspense for too long. In fact, we covered this supplement as generally beneficial for the gut in a couple of blogs already. So what is this miracle nutritional … Continue reading Is this common supplement an effective Crohn’s disease treatment?

Gastroparesis is a condition where the contents of the stomach take longer than normal to empty after a meal. As a result, people with gastroparesis normally have a feeling of excessive fullness nausea, acid reflux, and heartburn. Typically, the cause is unknown, referred to as idiopathic gastoparesis. But in cases where the cause is known, … Continue reading The most common cause of gastroparesis (And how to fix it)

SIBO, short for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, is a condition where bacteria overgrow in the small intestine. While we normally find bacteria in the small intestine, the numbers pale in comparison to the large intestine, or colon. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352345X19300943#fig1 As you can see, the amount of bacteria in the small intestine ranges from in the 1000s … Continue reading What SIBO teaches us about healing the gut

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