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Obstacles to Vitamin D Sufficiency- Why It Can Be Hard to Achieve
It happens more often than I would expect in clinical practice: a patient is faithfully taking their vitamin D, yet ...
Creatine and Cognition: Is There Benefit for Alzheimer’s Disease?
Creatine’s role in fitness and muscle health is well-supported, and studies show numerous other health benefits, including improved cognition. Creatine is a compound from amino ...
Probiotic and Herbal Support for Lung Health: Evidence from a Pilot Trial
A new pilot trial highlights how probiotic and herbal supplementation may strengthen the Gut–Lung Axis, improve lung function, boost short-chain fatty acids, and enhance quality ...
A Clinical Protocol to Support the Gut–Lung Axis
Emerging research highlights the Gut–Lung Axis as a critical pathway in regulating both respiratory and systemic immunity. This bidirectional communication ...
The Next Frontier in Nutrient Delivery: Hydrogels, Polyphenol NO Activators, and Neuro-Calming Botanicals
Introduction: Today’s Patients, Tomorrow’s Solutions In modern practice, single-issue patient visits are increasingly rare. Instead, many present with overlapping concerns ...
Pulmonary Health & Nutrition Support
The results of a network meta-analysis, which evaluated the use of various nutritional supplements for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...
Cardiometabolic Health at 60 – A Personal Journey
In this episode, naturopathic physician Chris Meletis joins Rob to discuss their personal journeys with cardiometabolic health as they both ...
Comprehensive Joint Support: Science-Backed Solutions
An evidence-based protocol can ease aches and pains, tame inflammation, and help active patients stay in the game. All active ...
Can Prebiotics Help Brain Health in Aging Adults?
The gut-brain axis communicates through metabolic, neural, immune, and endocrine pathways, which are influenced by the gut microbiota. Prebiotics are ...
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Can Melatonin Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?
Melatonin is a sleep hormone that helps regulate the body’s circadian rhythm. Intestinal melatonin levels are 400 times higher than in systemic circulation, playing a major role in gut health. It has anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and motility-regulating effects. Human studies have shown ...
Probiotic Metabolite May Help Treat IBS
Science is only beginning to understand the role that the gut microbiome—the collection of bacteria and other microbes that live in our intestines—plays in our overall health. For one thing, these tiny tenants of our digestive system metabolize various components of our ...
Does Fiber Make IBD Worse?
Eat more fiber — patients with irritable bowel disease (IBD) hear it all the time from well-meaning experts. But what if that advice is wrong, or even harmful? According to a new study in Gastroenterology, certain types of fiber can cause inflammation ...
Bacterial Histamine Linked to Abdominal Pain in IBS
Scientists from McMaster University and Queen’s University, both in Ontario, Canada, have identified a gut bacterial ‘super-producer’ of histamine that can trigger pain flare-ups in some irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. The offender has been named Klebsiella aerogenes, the McMaster-Queen (MQ) strain, ...
Which Diet Is Best for IBS?
Three popular IBS diets went head-to-head in a recent British study from Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology — low-FODMAP (LFD), gluten-free (GFD), and traditional dietary advice (TDA). Researchers were surprised to discover that all three eating plans reduced symptoms by roughly 50% among ...
Leaky Gut and IBS: Is There a Connection?
Leaky gut syndrome might sound like something from a science fiction movie, but it’s a real condition that affects your digestive tract. Leaky gut is another term for intestinal permeability. It’s known to play a role in IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) symptoms ...
What to Eat When You Have IBS or Digestive Issues
We’ve all heard the expression, “You are what you eat.” A healthy diet is one of the pillars of good health. The right foods help every part of your body to work better. They can also make you feel better, and that ...
IBS and Dysbiosis: It’s Time to Tend Your Garden
Your gut is home to an estimated 100 trillion microorganisms. They include bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoans, amoebas, and their genetic information. Collectively this is known as your microbiome, a type of ecosystem — much like a rainforest with trillions of living creatures. ...
5 Effective Strategies for a Healthier Gut with IBS
Living with digestive challenges due to IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) can significantly impact your quality of life. Over-the-counter solutions like antacids, laxatives, and anti-diarrhea medicines may help relieve symptoms for a time, but they’re a temporary fix. They won’t address the root ...
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