Though the ingestion of plants can have a lot of benefit for our overall health, for some people they do have drawbacks, oxalates being one. Different plants contain types of prebiotic fiber, terpenes, and polyphenols that can benefit our health. Plants also contain some compounds that cause
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Neomycin – Why Fix Your Gut Does Not Recommend Its Use for SIBO-C Big pharma is always finding new ways to resurrect older medications to treat diseases. Since so many of our current antibiotics are becoming microbial resistant, older medications despite their side effects are being brought
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Betaine HCL, Will It Improve Your Digestion, GERD, or LPR? One of the many causes of reflux disorders appears to occur from having an elevated stomach pH. I know that is counter to everything you have heard from mainstream medicine. Most people are told that they have
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Bubble tea is a delicious treat that may rarely cause health issues when prepared or consumed improperly. I can count the number of caffeinated beverages that I have consumed in the past ten years on one of my hands. However, recently, a friend wanted a bubble tea,
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I have coached many people who had unnecessary anti-reflux surgeries performed. For example, I had one client in his mid 20’s that was suffering from upper gut dysbiosis (likely H. pylori) that had what I consider to be an unnecessary Nissen fundoplication performed. He was suffering from
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I frequently discover new probiotic supplements that have a lot of slick marketing and hype associated with them. Often probiotic supplements that require a lot of marketing tend to be ones that I do not recommend. However, lately, I have been receiving many inquiries about Seed probiotic,
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John Brisson is the author of Fix Your Gut: The Definitive Guide to Digestive Disorders. Due to his extensive knowledge on the subject of gut health, John has been tapped by prominent supplement companies as an educator and collaborator on product formulation. As a lifestyle counselor, he has logged thousands of hours assisting people with digestive disorders and coaching them to improve their overall health. John applies his experience and ample research full-time to the construction of a dynamic, evolving database of actionable, evidence-based information on digestive health. Beyond what can be readily accessed on his website and in his definitive e-book, supplementary info from John can be found all over the web in his activity on various health information hubs and forums (including his own Fix Your Gut Forum).