by John Brisson | Jan 19, 2016 | Diet
A lot of people know I am an advocate for certain healthy lifestyles. The Bulletproof lifestyle happens to be one lifestyle that I recommend to some people. That being said no lifestyle or diet is perfect for everyone. People ask me all the time, what diet do I...
by John Brisson | Jan 11, 2016 | Digestive Health, Probiotics
Most people in the health blogosphere focus on the positives of kefir; it is the bee’s knees! However, what about the negatives of ingesting the probiotic drink? Why do so many of the clients I coach seem to be intolerant of the beverage? It is chocked full of...
by John Brisson | Dec 18, 2015 | Digestive Health, Endotoxin, Opportunistic Microorganisms, Probiotics
More and more people are contacting me with H. pylori overgrowth. Some just have symptoms of overgrowth; others have tested positive for the bacteria. One person I coached had multiple H. pylori tests done; they kept coming back negative. Even though this person had a...
by John Brisson | Dec 7, 2015 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Medications
You ate Taco Bell for lunch, and your stomach is rumbling, you run for the nearest bathroom. You make it barely in time. You cannot have loose stools for the rest of the day, what will you do? You drive to the nearest gas station and pick up a pack of Imodium...
by John Brisson | Nov 20, 2015 | Digestive Health, Probiotics
Probiotics are supposed to improve digestive health, yet they sometimes make people ill – could probiotics cause them to develop overgrowth? Why do supplements hailed for improving digestive health make some people worse? Is it the shift in the microbiome that...