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DetoxificationEnvironmental Medicine

Obesity – An Obesogen Review

The second installment in a 3-part series focusing on obesity was recently published in Biochemical Pharmacology, largely devoted to examining the evidence for ...
AllergiesCardiovascular Health

Celiacs Have an Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

People who have celiac disease may face higher odds of developing cardiovascular disease — even though they often lack the ...
DiabetesNutrition

Low Levels of Serine Linked to Peripheral Neuropathy

Diabetic mice with low levels of the amino acid serine have an increased risk for peripheral neuropathy, according to a ...
Gut MicrobiomeLifestyle Medicine

Wellness From Within Protocol

What’s the secret to improved health and wellness? More than likely, it’s in your gut. It’s well known that a ...
Kidney/Liver HealthNutrition

Omega-3s Lower Risk of Kidney Disease

Omega-3 fatty acids from seafood and oily fish — not plants — are linked with a reduced risk of chronic ...
DiabetesMetabolic Syndrome

Glucomannan Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes

Glucomannan supplements made from konjac root improve several markers for type 2 diabetes, according to a study in Nutrients. Previous ...
Kidney/Liver HealthNeuroinflammation

NAFLD Damages the Brain

Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) have increased odds of depression, dementia, and other neurological conditions, according to a ...
Cognitive HealthNeurological Disorders

Too Little Choline Is Linked with Alzheimer’s

The research on choline’s brain-boosting benefits keeps building. In the latest study from Aging Cell, researchers have linked a deficiency ...
Botanical MedicineNutritional Medicine

Ashwagandha Boosts Sexual Function in Women

Ashwagandha helps improve sexual function and desire in women, according to a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study in the journal Cureus. ...

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The Missing Piece in SIBO Treatment: Beyond Eradication

Eradicating the overgrowth with antibiotics or antimicrobial herbs can certainly reduce the overgrowth and resolve symptoms. However, it’s imperative to work upstream on the root causes that allowed the overgrowth in the first place for long-term success. Otherwise, recurrence is likely and ...

Adjunctive Therapies Improve Clinical Outcomes in SIBO

A randomized controlled trial published in the journal Nutrients studied the effects of herbal supplements and probiotics alongside antibiotics and a low FODMAPs diet for SIBO. 179 patients diagnosed with SIBO via breath testing were enrolled in the study. Patients received breath ...

Is Your Clinical Approach to SIBO Treatment Leading to Recurrence? (Podcast)

Why is SIBO (small intestinal bowel overgrowth) challenging to treat? Might the issue lie in hasty diagnoses and repetitive treatments without deeply exploring the root cause of SIBO? Could its persistent nature be attributed to the common approach of using antibiotics or ...

Why Use Breath Testing for SIBO and IBS?

You see patients in your office with chronic digestive issues, such as bloating, gas, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps all the time. First, you may want to rule out irritable bowel diseases and other serious gastrointestinal issues. At this point, many doctors may ...

SIBO & NAFLD – Cause, Effect or Bystander?

A recent review published in Nutrients examines the relationship between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This relationship has gained research attention, as a growing body of evidence points to gut microbiota as playing a potentially causal role in NAFLD development and progression, ...

Foods to Eat & Avoid for Optimal Microbiome Health

Everyone’s gut microbiome is unique and evolving. Harmonizing the gut, by keeping the trillions of microbial residents in balance is a key to health and wellbeing. Whenever there is dysbiosis or a loss of diversity in the gut microbiota, there is often ...

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