Elevated Amount of Glyphosate Found in Oat Products, What to Watch For

by John Brisson | Aug 22, 2018 | Awareness and Advocacy, Digestive Health, News and Studies

Do you want more oats for breakfast with your daily dose of glyphosate? A recent report released by the advocacy group Environmental Working Group (EWG) measures the amount of glyphosate in favorite breakfast products that contain oats. Many brands of different...

Ketogenic Diets, Your Gut, Health, and How To Properly Follow Them

by John Brisson | Jul 25, 2018 | Adrenal Fatigue, Diet, Digestive Health

Eating a diet lower in carbohydrates is quite popular. I believe that low carb diets, very-low carb diets, and even no carb diets (carnivorism) do have their place in improving the health of many people, but ketogenic diets must be followed correctly. Jason Hooper has...

Troubled Breathing (Dyspnea) Linked to Upper Gut Issues and Reflux

by John Brisson | Jul 6, 2018 | Digestive Health, GERD, LPR/LERD, Reflux, Upper gut

Upper gut digestive issues as the cause of shortness of breath are widespread and overlooked. Many people go to their doctors complaining of breathing issues and are told their lungs are healthy. Your lungs sound clear, your oxygen saturation is healthy, and your...

Biofilm: Why It Might Be Hard to Resolve Dysbiosis and How to Reduce It

by John Brisson | May 7, 2018 | Biofilm, Opportunistic Microorganisms, SIBO, Upper gut

Biofilm is any group of microorganisms that stick together in a large colony on a surface. Bacteria, for example, adhere themselves to a surface, and other bacteria using tiny hair-like appendages called pili. They also form polysaccharide matrices to enclose the...

Fix Your Gut’s Top Four Recommended Probiotic Strains

by John Brisson | May 1, 2018 | Digestive Health, Probiotics, Supplement Recommendations

Probiotics should not be taken every day for digestive illnesses or overall health. If you need to supplement with probiotics on a daily basis to help with your digestive woes, then you have an underlying issue that probiotics are masking. Probiotics can also become...

Dirty Genes, Book Review and Is The Book Worth Reading?

by John Brisson | Apr 25, 2018 | Digestive Health, Opinion

I follow Dr. Ben Lynch’s work and was happy months ago when I discovered that he was releasing a book which would later be known as Dirty Genes. Our genes control a lot of our everyday lives, though so does our microbiome and environment which change our gene...