by Jason Hooper | Aug 21, 2015 | Diet, Digestive Health, Probiotics
The human diet has an enormous impact on the quantity and quality of bacteria in the gut. In 2013, a team of scientists showed that a change in diet can radically alter the microbiome after just four days 1. Will eliminating carbs have a direct impact on gut bacteria...
by Jason Hooper | Aug 7, 2015 | Buyer Beware, Digestive Health, News and Studies, Opinion
What is Soylent? Software engineer, Robert Reinhart believed that his busy lifestyle was leading him to poor dietary choices. He thought that he was far too overwhelmed to source food with adequate nutrition and had a moral conflict about supporting the agricultural...
by Jason Hooper | Jul 31, 2015 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms
For the last decade, I have been finding articles about fecal matter transplants in rats. When scientists transplant fecal matter from an obese rat into a healthy rat, it soon becomes obese.1 There have been several other biological ailments that can also be assumed...
by Jason Hooper | Jul 24, 2015 | Digestive Health, GERD, Reflux, Upper gut
Acid reflux is a puzzling digestive disorder. Occasionally, a muscle separation will allow the cardia and the GE junction to slide upward causing a type 1 hiatal hernia 1 which can be confirmed by using radiographic, endoscopic, or manometric assessment 2. This form...
by Jason Hooper | Jul 6, 2015 | Opinion
We have had a lot of people write to us about “detox rashes” from various cleanses, deodorants, and other products on the market. Is there any merit to this or is this just another health myth? First, we will take a look at toxin and toxicant exposure and how the body...
