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Summer is Small Intestine Time
Our small intestine is critically important for nutrient absorption. The warmth of the summer months with plenty of fresh seasonable vegetables and fruits available, provides a perfect platform for digestive health. Read on to find out how the small intestine health is linked to bad breath, rosacea, acid reflux, achy muscles and joints, diarrhea, constipation and more.
SIBO
SIBO, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, can result from inflammation, stagnant food, or lazy valves. Sometim…
Fasting
Whether you want to ward off infection, seek Spiritual connection, need a gut microbe rhythm reset, or help with insulin and blood sugar regulation, digestive rest or fasting may be something to consider.
Fight Infection
“Starve a fever.” Rest, fever, and fasting are part of the secret recipe to fight infection. Where does most of the war rage? At least 70 percent in the gut. If the gut is busy digesting food, it struggles to focus on warding off infection.
Our bodies are designed to heal…
Gut-Liver Axis
The liver is literally downstream of anything in the gut.
Poor gut health, over time leads to poor liver health. And 39% of non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients have leaky gut. Although metabolic syndrome is the strongest factor in NAFLD, gut dysbiosis is tightly linked to both metabolic syndrome and NAFLD.
Non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an epidemic - it is a disease that has rapidly spread to a large number of individuals within a short period of time. It ha…
The Good Mood
Join my colleague, Dr. Talia Marcheggiani, ND and me in her "The Good Mood Podcast" episode 45.
Here's what Dr. Talia has to say:
"We've talked digestion on The Good Mood Podcast: the structure and function of the vagus nerve and how putting your hands on can help diagnose and treat disease with Dr. David Miller, the gut microbiome and your trillions of little friends with Dr. Kim Bretz. BUT we can never talk too much digestion. As Dr. Laura shows us, there are multiple multiple angles at w…
One thing ...
Leaky Gut?
We have skin on the outside and skin within. Our skin within, which is our gastrointestinal lining, is very thin. When there is gastrointestinal inflammation, there is irritation and inflammation of the lining of the gastrointestinal tract. This can lead to a degeneration of the barrier that separates you from the outside world. Things that should stay in the gut get into the bloodstream, and thus the term "leaky gut". This means toxins, and even pieces of undigested food that would normally …
Food or Mood?
How does gut health relate to the health of the rest of your body, mind, and soul?
Two thousand four hundred fifty years ago, Hippocrates said, “It all begins in the gut.” I think he was smarter than even he knew. Has the human condition changed at all since then?
The onset of digestive and gastrointestinal issues often begins in times of grief, abuse, or other major negative life events. As Dr. Samuel Gee says, “What the patient takes beyond his ability to digest does him harm.” I found th…
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Factors in Chronic Disease
Naturopathic Currents is a worldwide newsletter for health and well being. It delivers professional, unbiased, up-to-date, and evidence-based information on integrative medicine and natural health products from leading naturopathic doctors (NDs) across Canada and the United States.
In the January edition, Dr. Brown explores gluten and its impact on our gastrointestinal health and overall vitality. She looks at some of the factors contributing to gluten sensitivity and discusses the importan…