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OneMedicine PodcastSIBO

Beyond Bugs: What Chronic Bloating Is Really Telling Us

In this episode, Angela Pifer, the “SIBO Guru”, provides a comprehensive look at chronic bloating and why it’s often more ...
Cardiovascular HealthHealthy Aging

The Aging Female Heart: Beyond the Male Model of Cardiovascular Care

Heart health remains a universal concern, but women face a distinct set of structural, biological and psychosocial influences that drive cardiovascular risk. As female patients ...
MicrobiomeOneMedicine Podcast

Understanding the Gut Lung Axis

In this episode of the OneMedicine Podcast, Kara Siedman, a registered dietitian, and Dr. Vivek Lal, the founder and CEO ...
Cardiovascular HealtheBook

Heart Health eBook… Food, Nutrients & Top Wellness Tips

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., yet much of its risk is modifiable through targeted ...
ArthritisCannabis/Cannabinoids

Cannabidiol’s Intriguing Role in Joint Health

For thousands of years, cannabis has been used by people suffering from pain, including joint-related disorders.1 Today, joint pain is the ...
Cardiovascular Health

Research Spotlight: Cocoa Flavanols, Nitric Oxide, and Blood Pressure

Kuna Indians in Panama who consume very high amounts of flavanol-rich cocoa appear to have lower blood pressure and reduced risk of several chronic diseases. ...
Nutritional MedicineStress

What Decades of Vitamin C Research Say About Mental Health & Stress Resilience

Research published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry reveals vitamin C's powerful role in mental health beyond basic nutrition. This comprehensive review demonstrates how ascorbic ...
Clinical ProtocolsPractice Management

Systems Signalling: A Clinical Framework for the 7 Core Pathways

A clinical systems-signalling approach reframes treatment: assess regulation and capacity first, then sequence interventions to match a patient’s ability to respond.
Botanical MedicineDetoxification

Curcumin for Healthy Aging: A Scientific Review of 15 Clinical Trials

Curcumin shows significant promise as a natural intervention for healthy aging, with particular strength in cognitive enhancement, mood support, and muscle health preservation.

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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. ...
Diverticular Disease

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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