by John Brisson | Jul 26, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Medications, SIBO
Neomycin – Why Fix Your Gut Does Not Recommend Its Use for SIBO-C Big pharma is always finding new ways to resurrect older medications to treat diseases. Since so many of our current antibiotics are becoming microbial resistant, older medications despite their...
by John Brisson | Jun 26, 2019 | Minerals, Supplement Recommendations
Salt: Why Everyone Says You Are Getting Too Much, Why They Are Wrong, and How a Lack of It Can Greatly Impact Your Health You are not getting enough pure salt in your diet. Yeah, you read that right. How can that be? The medical establishment, the government, and the...
by John Brisson | Jun 17, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, News and Studies
Bubble tea is a delicious treat that may rarely cause health issues when prepared or consumed improperly. I can count the number of caffeinated beverages that I have consumed in the past ten years on one of my hands. However, recently, a friend wanted a bubble tea,...
by John Brisson | Jun 12, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Surgery
I have coached many people who had unnecessary anti-reflux surgeries performed. For example, I had one client in his mid 20’s that was suffering from upper gut dysbiosis (likely H. pylori) that had what I consider to be an unnecessary Nissen fundoplication...
by John Brisson | May 30, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, Prebiotics, Probiotics, Supplement Recommendations
I frequently discover new probiotic supplements that have a lot of slick marketing and hype associated with them. Often probiotic supplements that require a lot of marketing tend to be ones that I do not recommend. However, lately, I have been receiving many inquiries...
by John Brisson | May 24, 2019 | Awareness and Advocacy, Reflux
I Do Not Recommend Amitriptyline (Elavil) for Digestive Disorders The medication amitriptyline is commonly prescribed for people who suffer from reflux disorders. Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant that is known to have many different adverse side effects,...
