Source: Study: Gum Arabic Boosts Prebiotic Activity by Dr. Edward Group Probiotics have received much attention in recent years. Television commercials advertising yogurt with live active cultures, news bits that discuss the miraculous power of good bacteria, and kombucha may have peaked your interest in probiotics. While probiotics can be helpful for introducing new colonies of … Continue reading Study: Gum Arabic Boosts Prebiotic Activity
How Gut Bacteria Protects Your Liver
Source: How Gut Bacteria Protects Your Liver by Dr. Edward Group The beneficial microbes inhabiting your gut have long been known to support digestive health, but deeper research is showing how intestinal bacteria controls and protects organ health. The liver, one of the organs reliant on a healthy balance of good bacteria, is our main detoxifying … Continue reading How Gut Bacteria Protects Your Liver
The Must-Know Facts About Ulcerative Colitis
Source: The Must-Know Facts About Ulcerative Colitis by Dr. Edward Group Belonging to the same group of disorders as irritable bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis is a painful condition that primarily affects the colon and rectum. Early identification can help reduce complications and offers the best chance for successful management. The flip side — not taking care … Continue reading The Must-Know Facts About Ulcerative Colitis
Research: IBS may be caused or worsened by lack of B vitamins
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is among the more common unexplained medical conditions that afflict people in wealthier countries such as the United States. There is no known cause of the disease, nor are there any definite risk factors consistently known to trigger flare-ups in those who have already developed IBS. Evidence suggests that diet may … Continue reading Research: IBS may be caused or worsened by lack of B vitamins
Gut health plays a critical role in fending off diabetes, chronic disease
When microbiota balance is out of whack in the human intestinal system, the body becomes highly susceptible to chronic inflammation, which can develop into autoimmune diseases and a host of other serious health problems. And emerging new research suggests that diabetes, which is commonly thought of as a metabolic disorder, is actually an autoimmune disease … Continue reading Gut health plays a critical role in fending off diabetes, chronic disease
15 Natural Home Remedies for Acid Reflux
Acid reflux is a common condition in people, especially adults. This is described as the pain not only in the stomach but also in the chest of sufferers. The condition only occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which is used to separate the stomach and the esophagus, goes down. This is when the acid … Continue reading 15 Natural Home Remedies for Acid Reflux
How Does Digestion Work?
Source: How Does Digestion Work? by Dr. Edward Group The garbage passed off as food today and the high rates of digestive disorders plaguing the nation make it clear that the importance of the digestive process is not understood. Digestion is a process that can affect our daily quality of life, playing a direct role in … Continue reading How Does Digestion Work?
Enterococcus faecium: A Healthy Probiotic Strain
Source: Enterococcus faecium: A Healthy Probiotic Strain by Dr. Edward Group The gut is a delicate ecosystem that’s home to living organisms known as probiotics. Probiotics are helpful microbes that encourage good health by assisting with many different processes in the human body. They are probably best known for the contribution they make to gut health … Continue reading Enterococcus faecium: A Healthy Probiotic Strain
3 Reasons Healthy Gut Flora Is Important
Source: 3 Reasons Healthy Gut Flora Is Important by Dr. Edward Group Your gut should be home to over 100 billion bacteria, but antibiotics, pesticides, stress, and genetically-modified foods are just a few of the things that can weaken that diversity. [1] Your gut’s bacteria needs to stay healthy or problems like irritable bowel syndrome, gluten allergies, … Continue reading 3 Reasons Healthy Gut Flora Is Important
3 Ways to Reduce and Neutralize Flatulence
Source: 3 Ways to Reduce and Neutralize Flatulence by Dr. Edward Group Have you ever heard of a rectal catheter? It’s exactly what you imagine it to be. Did you know that several years ago, researchers at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield England used rectal catheters to measure and evaluate the flatulence released by ten volunteers? … Continue reading 3 Ways to Reduce and Neutralize Flatulence
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 