by John Brisson | Jan 11, 2016 | Digestive Health, Probiotics
Most people in the health blogosphere focus on the positives of kefir; it is the bee’s knees! However, what about the negatives of ingesting the probiotic drink? Why do so many of the clients I coach seem to be intolerant of the beverage? It is chocked full of...
by Jason Hooper | Jan 1, 2016 | Digestive Health
“When’s the last time you ate a vegetable?” I asked at the dinner table last night. “Do chocolate covered potato chips count as a vegetable? Potatoes grow in the ground, right?” With each passing meal, the Christmas lights seem to glow a...
by John Brisson | Dec 7, 2015 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Medications
You ate at Taco Bell for lunch, and your stomach rumbled, so you ran for the nearest bathroom. You make it barely in time. You cannot have loose stools for the rest of the day. What will you do? You drive to the nearest gas station and pick up a pack of Imodium...
by John Brisson | Nov 20, 2015 | Digestive Health, Probiotics
Probiotics are supposed to improve digestive health, yet they sometimes make people ill – could probiotics cause them to develop overgrowth? Why do supplements hailed for improving digestive health make some people worse? Is it the shift in the microbiome that...
by John Brisson | Nov 16, 2015 | Digestive Health, Hormones/Neurotransmitters, Upper gut
Many of the chemicals on that list are neurotransmitters that are not at all surprising. There is currently plenty of exciting research going on trying to link the brain and gut together. This blog article will focus on CCK(cholecystokinin) and how it relates to our...