As discussed in the Fast Tract Digestion book series, problems digesting certain carbohydrates are at the root of so many if not most digestive health problems. But, ill fated fat phobias prevent people from cutting enough troublesome carbs while maintaining a healthy weight. Once we understand that fats, including saturated fats, are healthy and an [...]
This is the final article of a four part series on acid reflux and GERD. Read the first article on the underlying cause, the second article on the myths of H. pylori and low stomach acid being the major causes and the third article on the main stream medical treatments. Online dietary advice for GERD is often [...]
This is the third article of a four part series on acid reflux and GERD. Read the first article on the underlying cause, the second article on the myths of H. pylori and low stomach acid being the major causes and the final article on the myths of trigger foods and GERD diet that works without drugs. [...]
Thanks to Christina Mason for bringing this article to my attention on the gut microbiota of babies with colic. In a nutshell, gas-producing Lactobacillus (called heterolactic fermenters) were found in the guts of infants with colic. Healthy infants didn't have these gas-producing strains but did have other non-gas-producing Lactobacillus strains such as Lactobacillus acidophilus. This [...]
This is the second article of a four part series on acid reflux and GERD. Read the first article on the underlying cause, the third article on the main stream medical treatments, and the final article on the myths of trigger foods and GERD diet that works without drugs. Does H. pylori cause GERD? Based on [...]
This is the first article of a four-part series on acid reflux and GERD. Read the second article on the myths of H. pylori and low stomach acid being the major causes, the third article on the mainstream medical treatments, and the final article on the myths of trigger foods and a GERD diet that works [...]
Do You Want to know which foods can lead to SIBO? Try the FP Calculator Dr. Norm’s research on the biochemistry of digestion points to a new way of understanding the connection between dietary malabsorption in our small intestines, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and its related conditions. Some SIBO related conditions include: Acid reflux [...]
Since my first article on resistant starch (RS) titled Resistant Starch - Friend or Foe?, raw unmodified potato starch, or RUMPS as I like to call it, continues to light up the blogosphere. Like a lot of people, I was caught off guard by the overwhelmingly positive light RUMPS has been cast in. Some people [...]
Here's a great visual, mechanistic video on the biochemistry of digestion in the small intestine. You can become an expert simply by watching this video!
Most people have never heard about a protein called vinculin, but a recent study of 165 IBS, 30 IBD and 26 healthy controls found that people with IBS have higher levels of (auto) antibodies to this protein than do healthy controls or people with inflammatory bowel disease. One possible outcome of this work is a [...]
