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The Vicious Cycle of Poor Gut Health and Stress
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...
Why Antacids Like TumsTM May Worsen Your Health Over Time
According to the American College of Gastroenterology[1.https://gi.org/topics/acid-reflux/], sixty million Americans experience heartburn at least once a month, and fifteen million Americans experience heartburn every single day. That’s a lot of people! When looking...
Optimal Health Blueprint
The standard American diet lacks many nutrients that we need for optimal health. Though we have access to a wide variety of foods in our grocery store that are nutrient-dense, many choose fast food convenience in our fast-paced modern world. Many Americans eat...
Five Reasons to Lower Your Dose of Vitamin C
Vitamin C is a superior micronutrient and an excellent antioxidant. It can donate one of its electrons to neutralize a free radical, and some say that going without it could be lethal. But what happens when you take too much of it? New evidence is emerging that may...
Foods that Might be Harming Your Health – Chocolate – Part 1
Diet is very subjective, and how people react to the food that we eat is determined by many factors. Genetics, epigenetics, environment, gastrointestinal system functionality, immune system health, and your microbiome all influence how reactive you are to the food...
Five FODMAPs That Might Surprise You
Are you following a low FODMAP diet to improve your gut health? Some hidden FODMAPs might not show up on the popular lists. Here are some of the lesser-known FODMAPs that could be preventing you from achieving your optimal gastrointestinal function: Chicken Wings...
Harmoni Pendant: A Case Study on Predatorial Marketing Tactics and the People who Enable Them
When I see a product like the Harmoni Pendant, I ask myself how a product like this was able to get onto the market. Who is to blame? Is it the founder? Maybe we should give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he honestly believes in this stuff, and despite having a...
Is Inulin Good for Dysbiosis? A Cautious Recommendation
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 the...
What is Eosinophilic Esophagitis and How to Hopefully Find Relief
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...
Does Frequent Meat Ingestion Cause Heart Disease? TMAO
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...
Atrantil Review, Can It Improve SIBO, Constipation, and IBS Symptoms?
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...
Glucophage (Metformin), Is It Harmful For Your Digestion? Do I Recommend It?
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...