Celiac Disease, Is the Ingestion of Gluten the Only Cause?

by John Brisson | Mar 29, 2018 | Digestive Health

Fix Your Gut Podcast #7 – Celiac Disease, Gluten, and Grains Most people love to eat bread. Nothing is better than the smell of a fresh loaf of bread baking in the oven. Who does not miss eating a delicious hot slice of pizza if you have given up gluten?...

Kombucha, Will It Improve Your Health or Make You Ill, A Review

by John Brisson | Mar 24, 2018 | Digestive Health, Probiotics

The kombucha craze has hit the mainstream and beyond. Every grocery store I shop has a kombucha section in the produce aisle, with many different brands. I walked into my local Vitamin Shoppe the other day and saw that they had added an organic kombucha tap. The store...

Quinolone Antibiotics and Their Effects on our Mitochondria and Health

by John Brisson | Mar 9, 2018 | Awareness and Advocacy, Medications, Mitochondrial Health

Fluoroquinolone (FLUORIDE!) antibiotics like Cipro and Levaquin have been getting plenty of negative press over the years for the mitochondrial damage that they can cause. The term “floxxed” has been used for the semi-permanent or permanent side effects of these...

Abdominal Hernia Repair, What Is The Best Surgical Method and How To Recover

by John Brisson | Mar 2, 2018 | Digestive Health

I suffered from a incisional abdominal wall hernia when I was an adolescent. My appendix burst, and later exploratory surgery had to be performed to drain abscesses. The incision left me with a massive scar and a weak abdominal wall. I then developed an incisional...

Testosterone and Its Importance For Proper Digestive Health

by John Brisson | Feb 21, 2018 | Digestive Health, Hormones/Neurotransmitters

The primary female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone have been studied more when it comes to their effect on digestion compared to the primary male sex hormone testosterone. You can read hundreds of articles on the internet about symptoms of low testosterone (low...

Even UFC Champion, Georges St-Pierre, Suffers From Ulcerative Colitis

by Jason Hooper | Feb 12, 2018 | Digestive Health, News and Studies

Many people come to Fix Your Gut frustrated and looking for answers or information to assist them and their doctors with figuring out and solving a gut issue. Often they feel like it is only happening to them. They are ill because of their poor lifestyle choices, and...