“A good digestion turneth all to health.” George Herbert Good digestion is essential to our health – and our mood – and when it’s all working smoothly, we tend to take it for granted. It’s not until things go wrong that digestion moves to the forefront of our minds. If you are someone who suffers
Did you drink milk with lunch as a child? For decades, milk was considered an essential part of a healthy diet. Depending on where you grew up, you may have been encouraged to drink a glass of milk with each meal. But milk has fallen out of favor with many health professionals in recent years.
Are your sugar cravings impossible to ignore? Is bloating, gas, and foggy thinking part of your every day? If so, your “bad” bacteria may be calling the shots! The field of microbiome research has exploded recently. Every day new studies are revealing how the various colonies of gut bacteria and yeasts influence every major system
Brain fog and difficult concentration, mysterious skin rashes, bloating, constipation and you’re always ready to eat something sweet? You could be suffering from fungal overgrowth. What is Fungal Overgrowth? There are many types of yeasts in our intestines that can overgrow. The Candida species is the most common kind of yeast that co-exists with humans.
Despite its name, the small intestine is actually a whopping 20 feet of very important business. Working alongside your stomach and large intestine, the small intestine has the important job of digesting food and absorbing nutrients to keep us in good health. As if that wasn’t significant enough, it’s our little intestinal friend is also
There are three main tests used which are incredibly valuable in uncovering the etiological factors for why a person suffers from many gastrointestinal conditions: gas/bloating, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), gastroesophageal reflux disease/heartburn, gallbladder problems, constipation, diarrhea. Gastrointestinal complaints are very common in the US–IBS alone affects 30-40 million Americans. When a
