SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and Antibiotics
SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. It is now commonly diagnosed for many GI symptoms and conditions. However, there are still very many GI physicians who don’t think that SIBO has been proven yet (see link below). How could this be?… Continue Reading
Good Bacteria and Bad Bacteria
The news media is full of articles on bad bacteria. For instance, certain strains of E coli have been found to cause horrific, even fatal, diseases of the gut and kidneys. Companies throughout the world sell products to kill bacteria wherever they may be. The truth, however, is that 99%… Continue Reading
Intestinal Infection
Foods, especially many vegetables and fruits, may move across a nation’s borders. As such we may not really know how many of these foods are grown or whether the grower’s have the same high standards that we expect our own farmers to have. In the US we have remarkably few… Continue Reading
Resistance to Intestinal Infection
How might one improve the health of the bowel wall and so make it less likely to become infected with a bad bacteria that can be picked up in the food chain or in some other manner? We don’t all the answers to this question, but there is some interesting… Continue Reading
High Blood Pressure and Prebiotics
Hypertension – How does “Know Your Numbers” become “Lower Your Numbers” with Prebiotic Fibers
High blood pressure is very common – 1 in 10 Americans has high blood pressure. Since 1984, the month of May has been proclaimed National Blood Pressure Awareness Month in the United States. The… Continue Reading
Simple Facts on Fiber, Regularity and Prebiotics
We now see that almost every food manufacturer promotes fiber. It somehow does wonders for us. However, most people don’t quite know how and why.
Fiber Facts
New facts are coming in on fiber that help to fill in the “how’s and why’s” blanks. To understand, it is… Continue Reading
Autism and the Gut Bacteria or Microbiota
The national debate on autism is vigorous. Why are we now seeing so much of this entity? Are we just looking harder for the diagnosis? I don’t think so. Parents are up in arms. Pediatricians are tuned in more than ever. The media covers the story extensively. Here are the… Continue Reading
Probiotics and Stomach Acid
A question I frequently get is about probiotics and how to protect these possibly beneficial bugs from the very harsh stomach acid. There is more to this question than meets the eye, so let’s look at several parts of the probiotic picture. First, probiotics are bacteria, present in yogurt, other… Continue Reading
National Nutrition Month – Eat Right with Color
This is National Nutrition Month. The American Dietetic Association is its major sponsor. They represent the entire wide spectrum of nutrition throughout the country. Their mission to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits is for those who who… Continue Reading
