by John Brisson | Sep 21, 2015 | Digestive Health, Opportunistic Microorganisms, Probiotics
Here at Fix Your Gut we have discussed at length about H. pylori. There is a lot of ongoing research being done to determine H. pylori’s coexistence with humans. Is it commensal, or severely opportunistic? Is it normal flora? Jason Hooper and I have both written...
by John Brisson | Aug 12, 2015 | Digestive Health
Peppermint is a hybrid mint plant. It is a cross between watermint and spearmint.1 Peppermint is native to Europe, but the herb has now grown widespread throughout the world.2 People everywhere value mint for it’s strong cooling scent, it’s cooling...
by John Brisson | Jul 27, 2015 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, SIBO
Probiotics are supposed to improve digestive health, yet they sometimes make people ill – especially if they have SIBO. Why do supplements touted for improving digestive health make some people worse? Is it microbial die-off in people with SIBO? If they continue...
by John Brisson | Jul 20, 2015 | Awareness and Advocacy, Medications, News and Studies, Opinion
The American Heart Association recently published new guidelines that will encourage doctors to prescribe statins to 30 percent of adults in the United States. This recommendation doubles the amount of adults from the previous guidelines. Is this needed, or is this...
by John Brisson | Jun 26, 2015 | Vitamin C
Everyone wants their vitamin C supplement to be as natural as possible and include bioflavonoids! Bioflavonoids… Bioflavonoids… Kind of rolls off the tongue. Nevertheless, what are bioflavonoids? Does it matter when it comes to the ingestion of synthetic to food...
