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Leaky Gut

Leaky Gut. This is a common phrase around the gut health realm. It’s used as an umbrella term to cover a common idea about the integrity of the intestines as a barrier to the outside world. First, let’s talk about the structure of intestines. The human intestines are designed to serve as a barrier between…

Consistency is Key

Consistency is KEY. (We say this a lot.) The main job of probiotics is to support a healthy balance of bacteria in your body. Your gut is filled with millions of native bacteria. Some have harmful tendencies and some produce needed byproducts that the body uses to modulate many different pathways. The potentially harmful bacteria…

Who Can Benefit from Probiotics?

According to the American Journal of Gastroenterology, gut issues like bloating, constipation, and diarrhea account for over 100 million US outpatient care visits every year. That means 100 million trips to the doctor’s office. Not included in the study are the gut health issues handled by integrative or complementary medicine or other specialists such as…

Quick Pickled Red Onions

These gut-friendly beauties add a nice, cool tang to any meal. Pickled onions ferment in a snap and can be ready for dinner tonight! Raw onions make a great prebiotic, and this has got to be the tastiest way to eat raw onion. Ingredients: 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced 2 teaspoons maple syrup ½ teaspoon…

Women as Bacterial Hosts

Yep. It’s true. Men and women are distinctly different from one another and studies are continuing to find that these differences affect the gut as well. Most science suggests the reason for these differences is due to the different hormones at play. The female reproductive system is incredible: a reoccurring cycle that requires detailed regulation…

Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease x Gut Health Lyme Disease is caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. The bacterium is introduced to a human host through the bite of an infected tick, most often deer ticks. These little critters are common in the Northeast and Midwest. However, Lyme Disease can be found throughout the US. The…

Get to Know Your Probiotics

Flourish (Original & Junior) include 11 diverse strains of probiotics from 5 unique families. Let’s get to know your probiotics! Name: Lactobacillus acidophilus Nickname: L. acidophilus Oxygen Use: Facultative anaerobic Shape: Rod Residence: I live in the GI tract, mouth, and vaginal tract.1 As one of the first discovered bacteria way back in the early…

5 Stress Management Tools

‘Stress is like spice – in the right proportion it enhances the flavor of a dish. Too little produces a bland, dull meal; too much may choke you.’ –Donald Tubesing The fact is, stress is part of life. There are times when there is definitely too much, and it’s likely that many of us have…