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How to Heal the Gut / How to Get a Healthy Gut / How to Improve Gut Health
All Fats Are Not Created Equal
After decades of thinking all fat is bad fat and causes us to get fat, it turns out that not all fats are created equal. Some of them are actually good for you and you need to consume fat to stay alive and healthy. Certain vitamins can only be absorbed by the body if...
Foods To Avoid To Improve Gut Health
The good, the bad, the ugly of the Western diet includes fruit and vegetables (good), refined sugars and high fructose corn syrup (bad), and processed foods and artificial sweeteners (ugly). If your gut is rumbling and roaring and causing you discomfort, the first...
Gut Health Affects Your Mental Health
The gut-brain connection is very much a two-way street – each affects the other. Do you experience “having butterflies” in your stomach? How about a gut-wrenching experience? Or feeling nauseous before giving a public speech? These are just some of the signs that your...
Gut Microbiota is Important for Health
Most of the nutrients and energy that your body needs are obtained from the food that you eat. Therefore, your digestive system, and especially your gut health, is incredibly important. Your gut plays a crucial role in maintaining your entire body’s health, from...
The Body’s Second Brain: The Gut Microbiome
Most people think of bacteria within the body as a cause of getting sick or developing certain diseases, but the reality is that at all times there are billions of beneficial bacteria within all of us. Bacteria make up our gut microbiome, an internal ecosystem that...
Signs That Your Microbiome Is Out Of Balance
The gut microbiome is the community of bacteria living in the gastrointestinal system. The community consists of good bacteria (probiotics), bad bacteria, yeast, and other microorganisms. When the gut microbiome is balance it means that the ratio of good bacteria to...
GI-MAP For Heartburn, Bloating, Diarrhea and Constipation
You're not alone. Many of us go day to day managing symptoms that we think are "normal" or "part of aging". If you haven't noticed, there's an over-the-counter or prescription "solution" for everything that ails us. Heartburn? Tums. Pepcid. Alka-Selter. Prolisec....
GI MAP and Other Functional Lab Testing
When it comes to understanding what's causing your symptoms, functional lab testing is a game changer and worth every penny. The foundational labs I recommend to clients can identify food sensitivities, leaky gut, infections, adrenal, hormone and liver function and...
Common Food Intolerances: How to Identify and Treat Them
In his article Dr. Ruscio breaks down common food intolerances, what causes them and what to do about them to feel better. Common food intolerances: Gluten Dairy Corn Eggs FODMAPS Histamine Nightshades Symptoms of food intolerances: Fatigue Brain fog or difficulty...
The Rise of Digestive Diseases | BodyBio
Gut health is getting to be a more popular topic these days. That's because digestive distress and disease are so prevalent. I bet that you or someone you know talks about one of these diseases or symptoms listed below. Some commons symptoms: Diarrhea Constipation...
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