Monitoring UMFA in the serum of individuals with diagnosed or suspected CFD could make good sense, given the ubiquitous presence of synthetic folic acid in the food supply, and its toxic ramifications in those with CFD. My goal for these individuals would be to... [More]

Think about it, our gut is on the clock 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It’s charged with the important task of constantly sampling our internal milieu and ensuring our health while maintaining an inventory of all the food, beverages, medications, and environmental... [More]

Recently a friend of mine I’ll call Jody commented on how Activia® yogurt had “fixed” her irregularity problems. Knowing I worked at a lab that does stool testing, she figured I’d be able to explain this amazing phenomenon to her. I deferred, saying there is way too much ... [More]

You may know about the many millions of “other” cells in your body, ones that don’t carry your DNA. But I’m talking about the 3 to 4 pounds of gut bacteria in your colon or large intestine. We are talking 10 times the number of human cells – approximately 100 trillion m... [More]

Gut what, gut who, gut zoo?? As the National Institutes of Health works to map our microbial populations through the induction of the NIH Human Microbiome Project (microbiome is a fancy-pants word for the population of organisms that live in, on, and among us) we continue to learn more about our mic... [More]

In previous blog posts we tackled specific food offenders and a protocol to heal that leaky, grumpy gut. Now let’s devote a little time to giving the gut what it wants! In turn, overall health benefits will abound! A balanced, varied diet First and foremost, by focusing on a whole-... [More]

Let’s face it, there are lots of us out there with leaky, grumpy guts! And it may not be something you want to fess up to. This common problem precipitates some vexatious symptoms such as gas, bloating, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, and fatigue. Not fun! You brush it off as s... [More]