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Rethinking Chronic Sinusitis: Is Fungi the Missing Link?
Many sinusitis patients don’t have a lingering infection—they have a chronic inflammatory reaction to fungi. This post reviews a key paper on chronic rhinosinusitis, explains ...
The Practitioner’s Toolkit for Inflammation
This episode, Chris Meletis, ND equips clinicians with a practical, layered approach to identifying, modulating, and resolving inflammation—across acute flare-ups, ...
Phosphatidylserine, DHA & Brain Health: What Clinicians Need to Know
Research published in Progress in Lipid Research clarifies how PS and DHA team up to enhance survival pathways in the brain, shape the brain’s synaptic ...
Resveratrol: A Versatile Anti-Inflammatory Agent Across Multiple Conditions
A quick dive into PubMed yields numerous human studies on resveratrol in the past year alone. These recent studies show benefits for patients with osteoarthritis, ...
A New Understanding of Endotoxin Trafficking and Chronic Inflammation
Arguably, the most prominent ‘sleeper’ disease that contributes to 1 in every 2 to 3 hospital deaths is sepsis.1 Fueled ...
Blood Mycotoxin Testing: Evidence, Limitations, and Interpretation
Navigating toxin-related illnesses, particularly those involving mold exposure and mycotoxins, can feel overwhelming. However, the availability of evidence-based testing methods provides a clearer path forward. ...
Melatonin: More Than a Sleep Hormone
Melatonin is widely known for regulating the sleep–wake cycle, but its clinical potential extends far beyond circadian support. Synthesized primarily by the pineal gland, and ...
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency: Not Just Pancreatitis— 20+ Additional Factors to Consider
Clinicians are eager to treat with PERT, but it’s always important to ask, “Why does this patient have EPI, or why are their FE-1 levels ...
Beyond Thyroid Hormones: Unlocking Optimal Thyroid Health with Dr. Corey Schuler
In this episode, host Rob Lutz sits down with Dr. Corey Schuler, PhD, FNP, CNS, Director of Medical Affairs at ...
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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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