Gut Dysbiosis Or Why Does It Feel Like A Space Alien Has Taken Up Residence...
In the previous two posts which you can find here and here, I talked about the different types of gut flora and their physiological functions. In this post, I want to talk about what can go terribly...
View ArticleWhat Are Prebiotics And Why You Should Care
What Are Prebiotics? Most people know what a probiotic is but what, exactly, is a prebiotic? Prebiotics are non-digestable but fermentable soluble fibers that stimulate the growth of beneficial gut...
View ArticlePart One: Endotoxemia, Dysbiosis and Cardiovascular Disease
As we are about to enter the festive 2012 holiday season, I thought it appropriate to blog about heart disease. Many of you may not know this, but the holiday season sees more deaths from heart...
View ArticlePart Two Of Endotoxemia and Heart Disease: Where Are The Pathogens Fueling...
In the last post, I promised to blog on the role dietary fat and cholesterol play in endotoxemia and heart disease. However, before I do, I feel a need to clarify exactly what part of the digestive...
View ArticleSymptom Relief from GI Issues – Part One: FODMAP
Today I’m going to talk about some dietary changes that may offer some of you symptom relief from your gastrointestinal issues. This is not a cure for irritable bowel syndrome, small intestinal...
View ArticleSymptom Relief from GI Issues – Part Two: Foods, Drinks, and Drugs that Inflame
Today I want to continue my discussion of foods, drinks, and drugs that will aggravate an infected and inflamed gastrointestinal mucosa. Resolving inflammatory gut issues will be next to impossible...
View ArticleTo Dairy Or Not To Dairy? That Is The Question.
Spend anytime visiting nutrition-oriented blogs and you quickly discover that the topic of dairy consumption elicits strong opinions. Dairy, in all its forms, has been variously blamed for heart...
View ArticleWhat Can Sepsis Tell Us About Metabolic Endotoxemia?
As all of you know by now, I consider bacterial translocation from the gut, aka, metabolic endotoxemia, the key to understanding chronic conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Gut...
View ArticleStress, Leaky Gut, And Gastrointestinal Upset
The role of stress in negatively impacting the gastrointestinal system has long been recognized. It doesn’t take an Einstein to note a strong correlation between acute psychological stress and the...
View ArticlePUFAs, Leaky Gut, Endotoxemia, And The Liver
“Saturated fats are benign with regard to inflammatory effects, as are the MUFAs [monounsaturated fats]. The meager effect that saturated fats have on serum cholesterol levels when modest but...
View ArticleUlcerative Colitis And Dietary PUFAs
This is a short post about an intriguing study done in rodents to assess what effect different polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have on progression of ulcerative colitis (UC). (1) Ulcerative...
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