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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...

C-Sections and Their Effect on Infant Gut Health

by John Brisson | Mar 5, 2021 | Digestive Health, Opportunistic Microorganisms

Cesarean section, performed when medically necessary, is an essential surgery for both mother and baby survival. For 2018, 32% of all infant deliveries were by C-section in the United States of America. C-section deliveries have many risks involved and are an...

Foods that Might be Harming Your Health: Spinach – Part 2

by John Brisson | Mar 3, 2021 | Diet, Digestive Enzymes, Digestive Health

For the new year, many people consume more greens, including spinach, trying to be healthy. Spinach is a “healthy” source of greens that people frequently add to their smoothie for its perceived health benefits. I love creamed spinach myself. In the past, I often...

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...

What Exactly Are Systemic Enzymes and How Do They Affect Your Gut?

by Jason Hooper | Nov 17, 2017 | Digestive Enzymes, Supplement Recommendations

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...