Leaky gut describes a damaged intestinal lining. It’s a casual term for the scientific phrase “intestinal hyperpermeability”. Millions of people are walking around with leaky guts. You could be one of them. It’s a truly fascinating realization and an eye-opening diagnosis. Our gut is our digestive tract – the long tube that starts from our mouth and ends at our …
Why Am I Bloated & How Can I Resolve It?
Do you look a few months pregnant after you eat a meal? Does it get worse throughout the day? Is it difficult to zip up your jeans by the afternoon? Are stomach aches or gas and bloating something you’ve just learned to live with? Gas and bloating are about as common as breathing nowadays. But just because something is common …
Fatigue, Depression, & Protein Digestion: Connecting the Dots
written by Dr. Jamie Chan-Ortega, Ph.D. 9/26/20 TIRED. IRRITABLE. ANXIOUS, DEPRESSED. Chances are, one or more of these terms describes you or someone you know. It’s the epidemic of fatigue and mood disorders that’s been plaguing us Americans long before the coronavirus pandemic reared its ugly head, but that’s certainly seemed to intensify this year. Stress is at an all-time …
Treating the Gut to Heal Chronic Illnesses
Do any sort of meaningful review of the latest scientific research and it becomes undeniably clear that a multitude of chronic health issues arise from within our gut. Now I’m of the camp that believes most health issues first and foremost start in our minds: the choices we make in how we react to stress and what we eat, our …