What increases your chances of conquering IBS is taking responsibility for your health and educating yourself about natural solutions. But there are some pitfalls to this approach also. The biggest …
Travel tips for IBS
Travel has a bigger effect on the gut that we can even imagine. Even fun trips can be disruptive to the autonomic nervous system that runs digestion. The gut functions …
Easy 3 ingredient dairy-free yogurt recipe
There is a false belief that you can recolonize your gut with probitoics. Not true. In reality, probiotic foods and supplements don’t move in as residents. They act more like …
Why biofilms can be a missing piece for IBS
When I had IBS, doctors told me the problem was in my head. It wasn’t. After the blood tests, endoscopy and colonoscopy came back normal, doctors were out of ideas. …
The best gut healing advice and an IBS success story
A long time blog reader contacted me recently to do an interview for her new podcast about gut health. She also shared her story about how she recovered from IBS, …
How to treat SIBO & the immune system with no antimicrobials
It’s not uncommon for some people with SIBO or IBS to react to anti-microbial herbs and supplements. It leave them in a quandry because one of the best ways to …
The how chi gong can fix your gut
I recently met with a friend from grad school who I hadn’t seen in 20 years. We exchanged stories of getting sick a few years after leaving school. I told …
What to do for an IBS flare (recipe included)
An IBS flare up can be brought on by strong emotion or stress, eating the wrong, inflammatory food, travel or no obvious reason. While preventing a flare may be tough, …
My 1 year SIBO update & health transformation
It’s been exactly one year since I discovered I had SIBO with high levels of hydrogen overgrowth. I was also 20 pounds heavier at the time with a constant low …
How to avoid buying fake supplements
I wanted to pass along some important information I recently learned that can make a difference in your recovery efforts. Buying your supplements from the right place can be as …