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Cultivating Resilience: How Supporting Healthy Soil and Human Microbiomes Can Save Our Planet and Build Healthier Communities
In our rapidly changing world, the importance of microbial health – in the soil and in our gut- cannot be ...
Evidence-Based Phytonutrients Enhance the Benefits of an Everyday Multi
For the vast majority of your patients, a daily multi is a vital component of a comprehensive nutrition protocol. Surveys ...
Benefits of Rapamycin for Reproductive Aging Treatment
I have been following the aging research community for over 20 years. It has been predicted that in the next ...
Entrepreneurship in Healthcare Part 3: Building a Strong Team
Creating a successful healthcare practice goes beyond medical expertise; the real magic happens when you assemble a dedicated, cohesive team ...
A Simple Way to Improve Mental Health in Children
The Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, usually translated as “forest bathing,” has received a lot of attention in recent years. Studies ...
Probiotic Improves Health of Kidney Cancer Patients
The gut microbiome—the trillions of bacteria and other microorganisms that live in our intestines—plays an extensive role in human health ...
Supplement Improves Quality of Life in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is characterized by a narrowing or blockage of vessels that carry blood to the extremities, most ...
Want to Live Longer? Eat the Whole Fish
The health benefits of eating more fish have been well documented, from the heart-healthy properties of omega-3-laden fatty fish to ...
Beyond Energy: The Role of Mitochondria in Vital Aging
How maintaining mitochondrial wellness supports cellular function, offsets declines and helps your patients live longer and better Why do we ...
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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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