C60 Fullerene “Buckyballs”: The Most Overpriced Supplement on the Market?

by Jason Hooper | Jan 10, 2018 | Buyer Beware, News and Studies, Opinion, Supplement Recommendations

The anti-aging marketing machine has picked up C60 Fullerene molecule claiming that it will improve memory, decrease recovery time between workouts, increase your lifespan, kill bacteria and viruses, and of course, they must throw in weight loss claims into the mix...

How Will the Ban on Trans Fat Affect You?

by Jason Hooper | Dec 18, 2017 | Diet, News and Studies

The FDA has announced that within the next three years, they will be putting a ban on artificially created trans fats. When I first read the consumer update, my first thought was what took them so long?  As a nation, we are spending more money from the health...

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...

Can Your Gut Health Affect Blood Pressure?

by Jason Hooper | Nov 29, 2017 | Digestive Health, News and Studies, SIBO

The American College of Cardiology has released new guidelines for defining hypertension or high blood pressure.  There are news sources like CNN[1] and the Wall Street Journal[2] that are claiming that the affected American population that will now be defined as...

Junk Science: Can Your Water Bottle Make You Sick?

by Jason Hooper | Nov 14, 2017 | News and Studies, Water

Several months ago, a treadmill review company published an article on their website with the intent of showing people that their water bottle could be potentially contaminated “and the act of quenching your thirst while you exercise could potentially make you sick.” ...

Gut Problems Cause Mental Issues (Anxiety, Depression, Schizophrenia)

by John Brisson | Aug 1, 2016 | Digestive Health, News and Studies

Here at Fix Your Gut we have discussed at length how gut health affects mental health. Many people have written about the importance of understanding the gut/brain axis. We have a new, long-term study that backs up the theory of poor gut health leading to anxiety and...