Over the past two weeks we’ve spent quite a bit of time talking about communication. First, we explored the remarkable conversation taking place between the gut and the brain, and then we looked at the language that allows billions of neurons to exchange information every second of every day. We followed electrical impulses as they […]
Last week we introduced the idea that your gut and brain are in constant conversation, and we spent quite a bit of time talking about the gut-brain axis, the vagus nerve, the microbiome, and the many different pathways that allow organs sitting on opposite ends of the body to exchange information all day long. If […]
If you followed along with us through August, you probably noticed that I kept bringing up the brain, even though we were supposedly talking about the gut. At the time, I may have seemed a little distracted, like someone who keeps wandering off topic halfway through a story. I promise there was a reason for […]
Over the past month, we’ve taken a journey through one of the most remarkable systems in the human body. We began by exploring the digestive tract as the place where the outside world meets the inside of the body. Every meal, every sip of water, every medication, and every microorganism first encounters the lining of […]
“I think I have SIBO.” Or… “I read online that I probably have low stomach acid.” Sometimes it’s parasites. Sometimes candida. Sometimes “leaky gut.” Often, someone has spent hours reading articles or scrolling through social media trying to match their symptoms to a diagnosis. I completely understand why. Digestive symptoms can be frustrating. They often […]
Have you ever been so nervous before giving a presentation that your stomach seemed to tie itself into knots? Or noticed that during a particularly stressful week, you suddenly weren’t hungry? Maybe you’ve experienced the opposite. Some people reach for comfort foods when life becomes overwhelming, while others feel nauseated at the thought of eating. […]
The Gut: Where Your Body Meets the Outside World If I asked you to picture your digestive system, what comes to mind? For most people, it’s probably something fairly straightforward. You eat breakfast, food travels to your stomach, nutrients are absorbed somewhere along the way, and whatever isn’t needed eventually leaves the body. It seems […]
Premenstrual symptoms are often dismissed as a normal part of the menstrual cycle. But for many women, PMS affects mood, energy, sleep, digestion, and overall quality of life in a way that feels anything but normal. What’s often missing from this conversation is that PMS is not just a hormonal issue. It’s a whole-body response […]
Hormone imbalance is one of the most common—and most misunderstood—drivers of symptoms in women. Many are told their labs are “normal,” yet they experience fatigue, mood changes, sleep disruption, and cycle irregularities. One of the biggest gaps in these conversations is that hormone health is rarely about just one hormone. It’s about the interaction between […]
Man do we love our probiotics! Probiotics have become a staple in the supplement cabinets of patients all over. And what’s interesting is that we’re still really only in our infancy as far as understanding the depth to which probiotics can impact our health. Do you have questions about probiotics? Here are some quick notes […]