Glucophage (Metformin), Is It Harmful For Your Digestion? Do I Recommend It?

by John Brisson | Jan 23, 2020 | Digestive Health, Medications

Glucophage (metformin hydrochloride) is a much-hyped medication, even in alternative medicine. Metformin is a commonly prescribed medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Metformin is also used off-label to increase longevity supposedly and to help achieve...

Neomycin – Why Fix Your Gut Does Not Recommend Its Use for SIBO-C

by John Brisson | Jul 26, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Medications, SIBO

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...

Why I Caution the Use of the Antibiotic Flagyl (Metronidazole)

by John Brisson | Apr 23, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Medications, SIBO

Why I Caution the Use of the Antibiotic Flagyl (Metronidazole) for SIBO and C. difficile Infections Many different medications are in use where doctors are sadly unaware of their potentially severe side effects. The antibiotic Flagyl (metronidazole) is no exception....

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...

Medications Harming Your Digestive Health – Imodium (Loperamide)

by John Brisson | Dec 7, 2015 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Medications

You ate at Taco Bell for lunch, and your stomach rumbled, so you ran for the nearest bathroom. You make it barely in time. You cannot have loose stools for the rest of the day. What will you do? You drive to the nearest gas station and pick up a pack of Imodium...

Statin Medications: Why I Would Never Take One

by John Brisson | Jul 20, 2015 | Awareness and Advocacy, Medications, News and Studies, Opinion

The American Heart Association recently published new guidelines that will encourage doctors to prescribe statins to 30 percent of adults in the United States. This recommendation doubles the amount of adults from the previous guidelines. Is this needed, or is this...