A significant number of patients do not trust the medical profession. Their numbers increased after the epidemics. If you are not sure who to believe, here are your main choices: science vs conspiracy theories. Granted, both have their dark side, which adds to the confusion. I am afra

I see the microbiome lurking in a significant number of medical studies. For example: Patients with prior sinusitis at increased risk for rheumatic diseases Healio (3/26/24, Cooper) reports, “Patients with prior sinusitis demonstrate an increased risk for many rheumatic diseases, incl

Kerry BeesonBSc (Nut. Med.) Nutritional Therapist What is the Gut-Brain Axis?  DISCLOSURE: this is a very good infomercial from Optibac. The Gut-Brain Axis is currently a hot topic, and it’s only getting bigger. This idea of a gut-brain connection is nothing new: ‘Go with your g

Healio News, February 21, 2024 COMMENT: great article, but it leaves out the microbiome, the source of the inflammation that besets rheumatologic disorders. “SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Incremental changes in diet and exercise habits are the cornerstone of a comprehensive wellness regimen for

Articles linking disparate health problems appear in leading medical journals on a daily basis. It is interesting to read about attempts to see the big picture. Unfortunately, most of those articles seldom do not address the roots of those problems—nutrition, the microbiome, and epige

  A “Food Is Medicine” Approach to Disease Prevention. Limitations and Alternatives Alyssa J. Moran, ScD, MPH, RD1; Christina A. Roberto, PhD2 JAMA. Published online November 30, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24472 During the past 5 years, “food is medicine”—the provision of free,

The #1 problem my patients bring to my office is that they are rushed through when they go see their insurance-covered doctors. Most of my patients like their doctors, but resent the little time their doctors spend with them, forced by bean counters to complete cumbersome digital note

But it is still about the microbiome After 4 decades dealing with Chronic Fatigue patients, I came to the conclusion that patients so affected have a poor immune-detox system, most of which is found in the gut and liver. In other words, those with a poor microbiome are more likely to