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 […]
Did you know you are actually more bacteria than you are human?!? It’s true! It’s been said that human beings have about 10 bacterial cells for every one human cell in their bodies. Now, if you dig back into the history of this, that estimation may have been a loosely thrown out number that managed […]
Could gut microbiota be driving sleep disturbance and cognitive decline? This paper is part of NMJ’s 2018 Cognition and Mental Health Special Issue. The article can be seen in context, along with the rest of the issues here. Reference Anderson JR, Carroll I, Azcarate-Peril MA, et al. A preliminary examination of gut microbiota, sleep, and […]