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Better Habits for Minimizing Your Risk of Having Heartburn

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...

Grapefruit Seed Extract, I Do Not Recommend It for SIBO, A Review

by John Brisson | May 4, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Buyer Beware

There are essential medications that help many people, and there are some that I believe may have unnecessary risks. The same can be said about supplements. There are supplements which help people immensely, and there are some that carry more risks than benefits that...

Burning Mouth Syndrome, What Is It and How to Hopefully Find Relief

by John Brisson | May 2, 2019 | Digestive Health, Oral Health

Burning Mouth Syndrome, What Is It and How to Hopefully Find Relief One day you wake up, and your mouth is a little more dryer than usual. You think nothing of it, but later you discover you have altered taste and smell as well. You notice in the afternoon that you...

Does L-ascorbic acid or Vitamin C Eliminate Probiotic Bacteria?

by John Brisson | Apr 24, 2019 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, Vitamin C

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...

FUT2 Genes and Your Health, HMO’s(2′-FL) Prebiotic Review

by John Brisson | Dec 26, 2018 | Digestive Health, Prebiotics

FUT2 Genes and Your Health, HMO’s (2′-FL) Prebiotic Review There is a prebiotic that might be more effective than my recommended prebiotic GOS (galactooligosaccharide) to help improve the probiotic diversity of your microbiome and your digestive issues. I coach...