It’s Ok to be Bitter!
Benefits of Bitters You may have noticed cocktail bitters listed on the drink menu at your favorite restaurant, or maybe you’ve seen a bottle of them while walking down the…
Benefits of Bitters You may have noticed cocktail bitters listed on the drink menu at your favorite restaurant, or maybe you’ve seen a bottle of them while walking down the…
The gut serves many critical functions, and as more research is conducted, the importance of gut health takes center stage. Aside from digestion and nutrient absorption, the millions of microbes living there—known collectively as the gut microbiota or microbiome—regulate both metabolism and immune system function.
Many patients, especially new patients, are eating the Standard American Diet (SAD), which is composed of refined, packaged and preserved, genetically modified, fried, microwaved, and over-processed food. In this type…
We say things like "I had a gut feeling" or "Like a punch to the gut," but did you know there is actually a scientific reason why we say this? The enteric nervous system!
In the United States and many other countries, gastric difficulty has become an epidemic—most commonly acid indigestion. With 60-70 million people affected by various types of gastric/digestive difficulties, there must be more we can do.