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How to Stay Safe in the Sun and Choose the Right Sunscreen
While we should use sunscreen throughout the year, it is the summer months that we should be particularly cautious about our sun exposure! Just in time, EWG has published the up to date Guide to Sunscreens that provides information on sunscreens that offer...
Elemental Diet For The Treatment of SIBO
An elemental diet for 14-21 days has also been shown to be effective in improving bowel symptoms and eradicating small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). When individuals were tested on day 15, 80% of them showed resolution of SIBO. When the elemental diet was...
What Are the Conventional and Integrative Treatments For SIBO?
In this article, we will discuss integrative medicine modalities for SIBO treatment (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth). To learn more about SIBO symptoms and testing, bookmark this article. There are several categories of treatments for SIBO that we will focus...
How Do I Know If I Have SIBO?
What is SIBO? SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. It is a condition whereby certain types of bacteria, those that produce hydrogen gas, overgrow in the small intestine, thereby causing a constellation of symptoms. What is IMO? IMO stands for...
Are You Taking Too Much Vitamin B6+B12?
Over half of US adults use supplements. Vitamin supplements often contain high doses of vitamins that greatly exceed the RDA (recommended dietary allowance). While in some situations including vitamin deficiency or for certain medical conditions, supplementing...
Should I Take Probiotics When Taking Antibiotics?
Taking probiotics with antibiotics can reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and help balance your gut microbiome. With that being said, it’s important to allow the normal, diverse microbiome to repopulate the gut...
Why Working with a Health Coach Is a Must for Optimal Health
Who is a Health Coach? A health coach is a supportive wellness partner who takes into consideration your values, lifestyle, career, relationships and health and wellness goals as they guide you to make strategic choices and informed health decisions. When you work...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We appreciate you and want to wish you and your family a peaceful, joyous, and healthy holiday season. May you have a Happy and Healthy New Year - a brighter, fulfilling year, in which you will accomplish the goals you set, in which you will continue to grow and...
Evidence-based Guide to Supplements for Depression
With the world changing at a faster rate than ever, it’s easy to feel as if things are out of control. Keeping up with work and social demands, parenting, and living in uncertainty, fear, and isolation due to Covid-19 are triggers for anxiety and depression. This is...