Wild Fermentation provides a history of fermentation, the usefulness of fermented foods in health and the sad story of the general loss of this knowledge in modern society. The book is a bit quirky at times and full of a few “soapbox” diversions by the author but it is also full of generational knowledge that has . . . → Read More: Wild Fermentation, Sandor Katz
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This article serves as a review of a great deal of research worldwide on the issue of probiotics use in children. It has been demonstrated that the development of a healthy gastrointestinal flora is vital for a healthy immune and digestive function in children. The authors present the development and function of the gut flora from . . . → Read More: Probiotics in Children (Kilger, Hanaway, & Cohrssen, 2007)  Comments are closed  Gastrointestinal Health  colic, constipation, dermatitis, gastrointestinal flora, IBS, Immune, pediatric, premature infants, probiotics Digestive Wellness should be a staple in the library of every health professional and truly any lay person who is interested in preserving their health. It sets the tone regarding the critical importance of digestive health in every aspect of our lives making the connection to obvious digestive issues such as heartburn, gas and gall stones . . . → Read More: Digestive Wellness, Dr. Liz Lipski Comments are closed Gastrointestinal Health arthritis, asthma, digestive health, gall bladder, gas, heartburn, Liz Lipski, migraines I found the explanation of lectins to be helpful in my understanding to food intolerances to grains and the observation that many other foods can contain lectins and therefore cause problems for those who are sensitive. The author builds a credible case for the lectin mechanism behind intestinal destruction in the case of IBS and Crohn’s, . . . → Read More: Lectins: Their Damaging Role in Intestinal Health, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Weight Loss Comments are closed Gastrointestinal Health crohn's, food intolerances, IBS, lectins, rheumatoid arthritis I found this article a practical and virtually complete holistic view of IBS treatment. The overview of the digestive system function starting at birth, the role of stress, the role of digestive and absorption and the view of integrated treatment of IBS was most helpful as a practitioner. Additionally, the article would be helpful to any . . . → Read More: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Integrated Approach to Gut Feelings Functional Foods starts with an overview of how we have arrived at our current situation of increasing digestive problems that plague the western culture. Dr. Lipski then proceeds to outline the significant support that that elimination diet can provide for those dealing with digestive problems, providing a review of research in that area. She then goes . . . → Read More: Functional Foods for Digestive Health & Disease, Dr. Liz Lipski Comments are closed Gastrointestinal Health demulcent foods, elimination diet, liver detox, Liz Lipski, nutrition, prebiotics, probiotics This article provides a review of the basic science and clinical evidence of the effectiveness of a few of the more commonly researched probiotics. They author found that although they have different mechanisms of action, each of the probiotics have the common ability to provide anti-inflammatory effects, antagonize competing undesirable microorganisms and are tissue protective of . . . → Read More: Probiotics and Gastrointestinal Disease: Clinical Evidence and Basic Science, Dr. Elaine Petrof The Human Microbiome Project website is an amazing resource of information on the newest research that is occurring in the field with a holistic approach to the interaction between the human genome and the genome of the millions of bacteria that live on and within us. I particularly liked the BBC interview as an overview and . . . → Read More: Human Microbiome Project Comments are closed Gastrointestinal Health gastrointestinal health, microbacteria, microbiome, probiotics This presentation (and the accompanying articles) is the best explanation of gluten sensitivity and celiac that I have seen to date. In practice I work with many clients with gastrointestinal issues and they often have seen their medical doctor for blood tests on celiac and those were negative. Some have also done more alternative tests on . . . → Read More: The Conundrum of Gluten Sensitivity vs. Celiac Disease, Dr. Thomas O’Bryan Comments are closed Gastrointestinal Health celiac, food intolerance, gluetn intonerance, gluten sensitivity The purpose of this article is to outline effective strategies for implementing dietary behavior change within groups that optimizes the long-term health of the population. There are three equally important areas of consideration; education, motivation and on-going support. In the book, Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard, the authors (Heath & Health, 2010) found . . . → Read More: Educational Strategies for Healthy Change |
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