Fix Your Gut’s Top Four Recommended Probiotic Strains

by John Brisson | May 1, 2018 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, Supplement Recommendations

Probiotics should not be taken every day for digestive illnesses or overall health. If you need to supplement with probiotics on a daily basis to help with your digestive woes, then you have an underlying issue that probiotics are masking. Probiotics can also become...

Kombucha, Will It Improve Your Health or Make You Ill, A Review

by John Brisson | Mar 24, 2018 | Digestive Health, Probiotics

The kombucha craze has hit the mainstream and beyond. Every grocery store I shop has a kombucha section in the produce aisle, with many different brands. I walked into my local Vitamin Shoppe the other day and saw that they had added an organic kombucha tap. The store...

Does Your Child’s Gut Microbiome Affect Their Behavior?

by Jason Hooper | Dec 15, 2017 | Diet, Digestive Health, News and Studies, Probiotics

The University of Ohio hosts a research team led by Dr. Lisa Christian with the purpose of investigating stress and health in pregnancy.  Recently, the team studied 77 toddlers ranging from 18 – 27 months old.[1]  The parents filled out a temperament survey, and stool...

When and How You Should Take Your Probiotics For Optimal Digestion

by John Brisson | May 15, 2017 | Digestive Health, Opinion, Probiotics

The best time to take a probiotic supplement is a very complex question with multiple answers and depends individually on the person’s daily life and digestive health. For most people, it is best to take the supplement when your stomach pH is elevated, and your...

Why Supplementing With Probiotics May Make You Ill – Part 5: Th1 / Th2 Immune Reactions

by John Brisson | Aug 5, 2016 | Digestive Health, Probiotics

Every wonder why some people react positively to probiotics and some people feel horrible? Histamine reactions occur more frequently in some people that take probiotic supplements causing issues. Inflammation and strong herx reactions occur in some people that take...

Your Appendix, Not as Useless as You Were Misled to Believe

by John Brisson | Jun 13, 2016 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, SIBO

Medical science and the media have convinced you that your vermiform appendix is a vestigial organ, but is it? Appendectomies are performed across the world and are given little thought to what effect this has on the body. It is believed that removing your appendix is...