by John Brisson | Aug 4, 2022 | Digestive Health, Probiotics
Were you aware that newborns or infants need probiotics sometimes? Probiotics should be treated as medicine, and most people should not pick up any random probiotic supplement and start taking it whenever they have digestive issues. In addition, more scrutiny should...
by John Brisson | Jul 28, 2022 | Prebiotics, Probiotics, Upper gut
Do you feel bloated during or after a meal? Have you ballooned so severely that you needed to loosen your belt? Ever find yourself frequently belching after a meal? How embarrassing! Does your stomach burn some time or feel like you have swallowed a lump of hot coal?...
by John Brisson | Mar 18, 2021 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Medications
The Center for Disease Control reports that, on average, a doctor will see fifty patients each day. Each patient will average eight minutes with their doctor, and eighty-eight percent of patients that visit their doctor are prescribed medications.1 The patient leaves...
by John Brisson | Mar 12, 2021 | Digestive Health, Reflux
Many people frequently reach out to me and ask what can be done to relieve their heartburn. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a condition in which mucosal damage is done to the esophagus from chronic stomach acid, pepsin, bile, or endotoxins trapped between the...
by John Brisson | Mar 10, 2021 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, Supplement Recommendations
I recommend few probiotic supplements for people to use to help fix their gut, and Smidge is one that I recommend. For example, I am one of the few dissenting opinions regarding recommending HSO “probiotic” supplements. I do not recommend HSO “probiotic”...
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...