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Author Archives: Norm Robillard
Our Germs – What Do We Know About Them?
A friend sent me a great article called “Some of My Best Friends Are Germs” by Michael Pollan about the efforts by a team led by Rob Knight at the BioFrontiers Institute at the University of Colorado, Boulder working on something … Continue reading
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Tagged American gut project, antibiotics, C diff, diet, germs, michael pollan, microbiom, mothers milk, obesity
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Resistant Starch – Friend or Foe?
What is Resistant Starch? Resistant starch is a type of starch that resists digestion. Starch in general is a large complex carbohydrate used by plants such as oats, corn, potatoes, wheat, rice, nuts, legumes and some fruits such as bananas … Continue reading
Posted in Asthma, Diet and Digestive Health, Fiber, Heartburn, IBS, SIBO
Tagged bacteria, cancer, cholesterol, diet, Fast Tract Diet, Fiber, GERD, IBS, Irritible bowel syndrom, malabsorption, resistant starch, SIBO, starch
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Solutions for Constipation
A recent large study to assess the associations of dietary fiber and liquid intake to constipation concluded: “The findings support clinical recommendations to treat constipation with increased liquid, but not fiber or exercise.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23567352 This conclusion is no surprise based … Continue reading
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Bad to Bad – Resistant Starch from Fiber
Here is an interesting discovery – Scientists have found a way to transform fiber into resistant starch. The benefits mean more food grown in less prime croplands, but the starch produced is amylose, the resistant starch. Read more hear about … Continue reading
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New PBS Documentary on Our Gut and Digestion
Guts with Michael Mosley just aired on PBS April 17, 2013. Hopefully, if you haven’t seen it, it will air again. In this fascinating documentary, Michael volunteers to undergo a number of invasive tests and also has his entire digestive … Continue reading
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Does the type of bacteria in our gut make us obese?
Here is an interesting study about gut bacteria, intestinal gas and obesity – but I don’t exactly agree with conclusions. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130326095056.htm. The authors conclude that people become obese because they have higher amounts of hydrogen and methane (if we could … Continue reading
Fast Tract Digestion IBS – Now Available
Fast Tract Digestion IBS ebook is now available on Amazon (Print book coming soon)! What Really Causes IBS and How Best To Treat It? The SIBO diet in the book is science-based and designed specifically to eliminate the symptoms of … Continue reading
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I Can’t Believe it’s not Butter – The Poor State of Nutrition Science.
What’s Causing Obesity I Can’t Believe It’s not Butter, a new article by Laura Schoenfeld, a public health nutritionist on the state of affairs in nutritional science and policy making, is well worth reading. The problem in one word, is … Continue reading
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Red Sox Pitcher Clay Buchholz’s Esophagitis – Was Toradol the Cause?
Last June, Boston sports fans were shocked by sudden news of the right handed pitcher, Clay Buchholz of the Red Sox being hospitalized for five days at Mass General Hospital. Clay suffered from inflammation of the esophagus (esophagitis) that was … Continue reading
Sweets and Sweeteners – Trick or Treat?
Most of us adults still remember the fun of trick or treating; Cheap or homemade costumes, kicking through the fall leaves, and especially, eating all those sweets. A delicious sugar high complete with hyperactivity, call it what you want, but … Continue reading
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