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

Don’t shoot the messenger Reference: GI Docs Nutrition Education Deficit May Shortchange Patients Jennifer Lubell. Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2023 Yevgenia Pashinsky, MD, has seen her share of patients who have bounced from one gastroenterologist to the next after becoming fru

The best time is when it fits in your schedule. If you are not able to get it done otherwise, then get it done when you can. But, if you are able to rearrange your schedule, the best time is in the morning and afternoon. And if work is too demanding, at least walk up and down the stai

You get a prescription for a steroid or antibiotic cream for any skin condition. The skin seems to improve, but have you really solved the problem? No. The skin is the tip of the iceberg. Look deeper, like bowel-deep. Your unbalanced microbiome is the problem because of your diet, ant

Most people who suffer from constipation are content with just taking a laxative. They don’t change their diet. I hope you take this common problem a bit more seriously after reading the reference below. Constipation is a sign that your microbiome is not in optimal balance due to your