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05 Mar

Posted at 08:12h in Blood Sugar Health, Gut Health

In one of the largest longitudinal studies of the microbiome to date, researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the DIABIMMUNE Study Group have identified a connection between changes in gut microbiota and the onset of type 1...

05 Mar

Posted at 07:19h in Allergies, Diet, Gut Health

For patients who do not wish to be on proton-pump inhibitors, this study offers an affordable and easy-to-administer solution. Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) could be reduced with exclusion diets based on food intolerance tests, particularly for for non-responders to proton-pump inhibitors. Published in World J....

17 Jan

Posted at 23:37h in Gut Health, Probiotics

Chris Decker, ND I’d like to suggest that there’s a paradigm shift afoot regarding probiotics–a new frontier, if you will. As we know, our human gut is home to a vast panoply of microorganisms, and in order to keep it that way we populate it with diverse...

15 Dec

Posted at 02:25h in Gut Health

One key player in immune health is the gut, a part of the body that is constantly exposed to toxins and foreign antigens, such as those from food and microbes. According to nutrition and immune expert Simin Meydani, DVM, PhD, director of the Jean Mayer...

08 Dec

Posted at 22:31h in Gut Health

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is one of the most common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders affecting 18-28% of North Americans, and the prevalence has been increasing every year.[1] Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are the medication of choice in conventional medicine. While PPIs are somewhat effective at reducing...