by John Brisson | Jul 23, 2020 | Digestive Health, Prebiotics
Prebiotics are various compounds in our food that stimulate the growth of microorganisms. Using prebiotics to hopefully improve your microbiome’s health should be utilized with the upmost caution if you are suffering from digestive issues. You do not want to use...
by John Brisson | Jun 24, 2020 | Digestive Health, Reflux
Eosinophilic esophagitis is a medical condition that affects more people than initially believed. Eosinophilic esophagitis was once thought of as only being a rare case-reportable medical condition. Eosinophilic esophagitis presents itself as many different conditions...
by John Brisson | Jun 10, 2020 | Digestive Health
Alarmist research and media headlines pop up yearly to show that a diet rich in red meat consumption may increase your chances of developing or worsening heart disease from the endogenous production of TMAO by our microbiome. Every year we see a new headline pop up...
by John Brisson | Feb 21, 2020 | Digestive Health, LPR/LERD, Reflux, Upper gut
Silent Reflux, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LERD or LPR) – Causes, How to Diagnose It Properly, and How to Find Relief! My Personal Struggle with Silent Reflux I remember the day I first became chronically ill like it was yesterday. I was at my grandmother-in-law’s...
by John Brisson | Feb 12, 2020 | Digestive Health, Supplement Recommendations
Atrantil is a supplement that may help people suffering from SIBO-C (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth with constipation) or methane (archaea) dominant SIBO. I have done a lot of research into this supplement to see if it can live up to its promise to help; you...
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...
