Hands down, one of the top things I see in my practice is gut problems with bacterial overgrowth in the bowel. Often in the small bowel. People usually don’t come in and say “I have SIBO, please fix me”. No, they come in with abdominal bloating, cramping, gas, diarrhea, constipation, or food sensitivities. The […]
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4 Tips to Cut Out Sugar
It turns out Mary Poppins was right. A spoon full of sugar really was used to make the medicine go down. My family settled in the frontier of Minnesota when it was still wild. They had to clear the land and fell trees to build their houses and their community. I have a wonderful book […]
IBS is Really SIBO – The Myth Buster Heroes Who Sought the Truth
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, or SIBO, is often the reason for gut symptoms such as bloating, gas, abdominal pain, spasm, constipation, diarrhea, and poor digestion. These symptoms have always been attributed to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and treatment was limited to symptom control. But now we know that eradicating the bacteria (and fungus) of SIBO, […]
Addictive Food & Food Confusion
There is too much confusion about food. People have an amazing amount of frustration about what to eat or not eat. It is no wonder. On any given day in this age of information overload, you can find advice to reduce calories, eat lots of greens, eat raw, eat paleo, eat lots of grains, eat […]
Can Gene Testing Help Diabetes & Heart Disease?
Are diabetes, heart disease and cancer risk determined by our genes? The other night I went to a little presentation by Navigenics, where the topic of the evening centered around predictive genomics testing, genetic predisposition and the idea of personalized medicine. To my mind, the subject is not so easy to discuss because how genes […]