Supplement Articles & Guides
Does L-ascorbic acid or Vitamin C Eliminate Probiotic Bacteria?
I have read pseudoscience, incorrect advice from social media posts, and speculation lately that synthetic L-ascorbic acid, not natural sourced vitamin C harms your probiotic microbiome. Where did all this speculation orginate? My research has concluded that it...
Quality Supplement Companies, Who Makes the Best Supplements?
Fix Your Gut Live Stream - Problems Within the Supplement Industry and Who We Recommend The Difference in Choosing Quality Companies for Your Supplements The average American purchases many of their supplements from Walmart or the local pharmacy that are of poor...
DGL Licorice for Relief from Reflux (GERD), Ulcers, HIT, and Gastritis
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a prized root with demonstrated countless health benefits when used properly. Licorice can improve your gastrointestinal health, reduce bacterial dysbiosis (including H. pylori), help you to overcome viruses, reduce inflammation and...
Nicotinamide Riboside, Unbounded Energy, Benefits, and Side Effects
Nicotinamide Riboside, Unbounded Energy, Benefits, and Side Effects Most of us wish that we could have more energy in the modern rat race we live in. Ranging from the person that takes a quick nap during their lunch break at work to the person who has chronic fatigue...
Fix Your Gut’s Top Four Recommended Probiotic Strains
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...
What’s in Your Water and How to Purify It for Optimal Health
The water you consume daily could be contributing to your health issues. Even when it appears to be crystal clear is often contaminated in our modern world. Plagued by everything from natural contamination to human-made pollution entering the supply, what you are...
C60 Fullerene “Buckyballs”: The Most Overpriced Supplement on the Market?
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...
Vitamin B-12 and Your Gut
Cobalamin (vitamin B-12) is a fascinating nutrient with unique properties unlike anything else discovered. It is named for the cobalt molecule that is central in its molecular structure and provides an inorganic component which supplies and receives electrons. It is...
What Exactly Are Systemic Enzymes and How Do They Affect Your Gut?
Systemic enzymes are a marketing term used to describe a category of supplemental health products. The peer-reviewed, scientific literature make very little reference to “systemic enzymes” (most likely because the name is misleading). Advertisers tell us that...
How Ingesting MCT Oil Could Be Making You Ill and How to Limit It
Issues Ingesting Coconut Oil, MCT Oil, Brain Octane Oil? Here Is Why and How to Change It. Many people enjoy the use of refined MCT (medium chain triglycerides) oils for cooking, adding it to their coffee, or supplementing with it as a source of MCT's. MCT oil...
Fix Your Gut Guide to Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Diet or Supplements?
A majority of Americans have more omega 6 fatty acids circulating their bloodstream than omega 3's, creating inflammation and health issues. A fatty acid is a chain of lipids bound to a carboxy backbone. The chain is either saturated or unsaturated because of the...
Gutzyme Restore and Gutzyme Assist: Two Prime Digestive Enzymes
Corganic offers two digestive enzymes that can be used in different circumstances to improve your digestive health. Gutzyme Restore is to help people with upper gut overgrowth digest their food better. Gutzyme Assist is to help different people with more broad...
Use Ceylon Cinnamon to Improve Your Digestive Health, Info and Effects
Cinnamon is a very interesting spice that has been praised for its taste and medicinal qualities throughout history. Cinnamon is a culinary spice that is sourced from the inner bark of trees from the Cinnamomum genus. Most of the cinnamon that is sourced is either...
Nascent Iodine: One Secret to Feeling Great
Here at Fix Your Gut we have discussed many different mineral deficiencies in our modern diet. One mineral we have not discussed is the lack of iodine in our modern diet and the rise of thyroid issues. Our metabolism and the amount of energy that we have on any given...
Why Chlorella/Spirulina May Make You Ill and Cause Poor Digestion
In the past, I recommended chlorella as a toxin binder to help relieve herx reactions in people using my protocols or taking antimicrobial agents. Most people found that the algae helped improve the herx reaction symptoms, but some people had adverse reactions to...
Is Copper Supplementation Making You Ill and What to do About it!
Copper has become a villain in the natural health field, but is it the issue? Do we have problems with the mineral itself, or is an increased intake in our modern world combined with an improper metabolism that causes issues? The mineral is needed by the body in...
My Top Five Supplement Recommendations To Improve Digestive Health
People contact me constantly asking what are the top supplements that I can recommend for people to use to improve their overall digestive health. It is hard for me to recommend these supplements to everyone, but these are supplements that I believe will help the...
Can Ingesting Collagen Improve Your Digestive Health?
Most people take collagen supplements to improve the health of their joints and skin. A lot of athletes use the supplements as a source of protein and to improve the recovery and health of their overused joints. Collagen peptides are utilized in the cosmetic industry...
There Is No MSG in Your Protein Powder!
I am starting to see a trend of internet blog articles that suggest that certain proteins (whey or collagen) contain MSG. I can assure you that the authors are mistaken, and due to their lack of knowledge in biochemistry, and basic physics, they are also misleading...
AO+ Mist – Skin Probiotic Review
Here at Fix Your Gut, we talk a lot about the gut microbiome, but what about the skin microbiome? We do just as much, if not more to manipulate the bacteria of our skin, and it may not be to our advantage. Our modern hygiene practices encourage the use of...
Ten Mistakes With Supplements
The supplement industry is rife with intentional market confusion. Its engineers aim to part you with your hard earned money. In this article, I hope to not only give a few tips on careful supplementation, but save you money too! #1 You think cost equals quality For...
Is L-Ascorbic Acid the Same as Vitamin C? Part 2
Everyone wants their vitamin C supplement to be as natural as possible and include bioflavonoids! Bioflavonoids… Bioflavonoids… Kind of rolls off the tongue. Nevertheless, what are bioflavonoids? Does it matter when it comes to the ingestion of synthetic to food...
Buying Supplements Online
Buying your Supplements Online: Risk vs. Reward I do not order my supplements online unless necessary. Even though ordering your supplements online might be less expensive, most of the time you never know the quality of the supplement you might be receiving. If you...
Is L-Ascorbic Acid the Same as Vitamin C? Part 1
The following blog post tackles a big question that consistently makes its rounds around the Internet. Is L-ascorbic acid that is used in supplements the same as plant sourced vitamin C? I could end your trouble of reading this blog right now with a simple answer and...
Are There GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) Proteins in Your Supplements?
One of the biggest debates between the natural health movement and science is the safety of GMO produced food. I rather side on the err of caution and avoid them if all possible. It is very hard to avoid everything produced from using genetically modified organisms in...