Candida Dysbiosis, Are You Suffering from It and What to Do About It

by John Brisson | Mar 20, 2025 | Digestive Health, GERD, LPR/LERD, Opportunistic Microorganisms, Oral Health, Reflux, SIBO, Skin Health and Microbiome

 Updated 2025 Candida Dysbiosis, Are You Suffering from It? All About Candida Dysbiosis Candida is a genus of yeasts found within most humans’ intestinal and vaginal flora and is generally considered commensal unless overgrown. Candida can become opportunistic...

Clostridioides Difficile (C. difficile) Dysbiosis and How to Relieve It

by John Brisson | Mar 12, 2025 | Biofilm, C. diff, Digestive Health, Opportunistic Microorganisms

Updated 2025 Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection cases are increasing throughout the United States, causing a current healthcare crisis. An extensive, nationwide health insurance database analysis by the University of Pennsylvania determined that the...

Klebsiella Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, What to Do – 2023

by John Brisson | Aug 19, 2023 | Biofilm, Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms, SIBO, Upper gut

Klebsiella Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and What to Do to Hopefully Recover Bacteria are ubiquitous, and some are more helpful in improving our health than others. Some bacteria are mutualists; for example, we feed them nutrients through eating...

C-Sections and Their Effect on Infant Gut Health

by John Brisson | Mar 5, 2021 | Digestive Health, Opportunistic Microorganisms

Cesarean section, performed when medically necessary, is an essential surgery for both mother and baby survival. For 2018, 32% of all infant deliveries were by C-section in the United States of America. C-section deliveries have many risks involved and are an...

The Vicious Cycle of Poor Gut Health and Stress

by Jason Hooper | Mar 1, 2021 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Magnesium, Mitochondrial Health, Opportunistic Microorganisms

Are you stressed out because of your gut health, or is your gut health causing your stress?  For gut health coaches, this is our version of the chicken or the egg dilemma. How does this cycle begin, and more importantly, how do we end it?  Stress can lead to poor food...

Biofilm: Why It Might Be Hard to Resolve Dysbiosis and How to Reduce It

by John Brisson | May 7, 2018 | Biofilm, Opportunistic Microorganisms, SIBO, Upper gut

Biofilm is any group of microorganisms that stick together in a large colony on a surface. Bacteria, for example, adhere themselves to a surface, and other bacteria using tiny hair-like appendages called pili. They also form polysaccharide matrices to enclose the...