Are Raw Portabella Mushrooms Dangerous?

by Jason Hooper | Feb 20, 2025 | Diet, News and Studies

Updated 2025 Dear readers, do you enjoy a good conspiracy theory?  Well, have I got a good one for you!  I have been getting a lot of emails about episode #1035 of the Joe Rogan Experience with Paul Stamets.  Stamets, a celebrated mushroom expert, warned Joe Rogan...

Tired of Being Bloated? The Low FODMAP Diet, What is it and How to Make it Work For You – Updated 2023

by John Brisson | Jan 20, 2023 | Diet, Digestive Health, FODMAP, SIBO

The low FODMAP diet was developed at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. It is an excellent diet relieving SIBO and IBS symptoms and is easier to adopt than an elemental or semi-elemental diet. Following the diet hopefully helps decrease opportunistic bacterial...

Foods that Might be Harming Your Health: Spinach – Part 2

by John Brisson | Mar 3, 2021 | Diet, Digestive Enzymes, Digestive Health

For the new year, many people consume more greens, including spinach, trying to be healthy. Spinach is a “healthy” source of greens that people frequently add to their smoothie for its perceived health benefits. I love creamed spinach myself. In the past, I often...

Do Chocolate, Onions, or Mint Cause or Worsen Reflux?

by John Brisson | Mar 7, 2019 | Diet, Digestive Health, GERD, LPR/LERD, Reflux

Do Chocolate, Onions, or Mint Cause or Worsen Reflux? If you have reflux, there are certain foods that every known medium says you should avoid. The news, the Internet, and even your doctor give you a list of foods that trigger reflux. Many people have heard that...

Ketogenic Diets, Your Gut, Health, and How To Properly Follow Them

by John Brisson | Jul 25, 2018 | Adrenal Fatigue, Diet, Digestive Health

Eating a diet lower in carbohydrates is quite popular. I believe that low carb diets, very-low carb diets, and even no carb diets (carnivorism) do have their place in improving the health of many people, but ketogenic diets must be followed correctly. Jason Hooper has...

How Will the Ban on Trans Fat Affect You?

by Jason Hooper | Dec 18, 2017 | Diet, News and Studies

The FDA has announced that within the next three years, they will be putting a ban on artificially created trans fats. When I first read the consumer update, my first thought was what took them so long?  As a nation, we are spending more money from the health...