Gut Health

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The Microbiome As A Key To Health

The microbiome (gut bacteria) shows strong connections to many health conditions, with over 100 identified in published studies by the US National Library of Medicine (1).  Over 280 symptoms have been identified from private studies (2). Many of these are obvious, for example: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Constipation; some are less obvious […]

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Beyond Probiotics: The Remarkable World of Postbiotics

We have all heard of Probiotics, Prebiotics, and even Synbiotics. But what are postbiotics? How are they different from probiotics? Can we go beyond probiotics and take a postbiotic supplement for our gut health?  The Problem With Our Microbiome Within our digestive system, we house an entire ecosystem of “good bugs” that keeps our bodies

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Chronic Idiopathic Constipation – Can A Healthy Lifestyle Help?

What is Chronic Idiopathic Constipation?   Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC), previously known as functional constipation, is a common bowel disorder characterized by constipation and difficult, incomplete, and infrequent defecation (1, 2). The term ‘idiopathic’ means that the cause is yet unclear or unknown. Chronic idiopathic constipation does not have any hormonal or anatomical cause but

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Symptoms of SIBO vs IBS, hydrogen vs methane SIBO symptoms and Hydrogen sulfide SIBO

SIBO – the real cause of your bloating and how to get rid of it? SIBO stands for Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and is one of the most common digestive problems that I see in my practice. I have also experienced SIBO myself following a food poisoning episode so have quite literally had a dose

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Synbiotic, Prebiotic, Probiotic – Take Care Of Your Gut

What is Gut Microbiota? Why do we have Gut Microbiota? What is Dysbiosis? What are dysbiosis symptoms? What causes dysbiosis? How to maintain a healthy gut microbiome using probiotic, prebiotic, or synbiotic? What is the difference between probiotic, prebiotic and synbiotic?     Ever heard the phrases like “Gut feeling” or “trust your gut”?  These phrases

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