How CBD can help with IBS, anxiety and pain My huge regret when I had IBS was taking anti depressants. It eventually made my symptoms worse and threw my gut …
How to customize your diet to YOUR body
Confused about what to eat? The options for gut-healing diets are overwhelming. And there’s so much conflicting info about the benefits or danger of fiber, fat, carbs, meat and fat. …
How to improve fat digestion with IBS
One of the more common symptoms of IBS is the decreased ability to digest fats. People with IBS seem to fall into two camps. The first group have trouble processing …
The best GI test for IBS
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 …