All posts by: The Digestion Coach

Sauerkraut Boosts Gut Health

Sauerkraut Boosts Gut Health: A Tangy Superfood Win Picture a tangy, yummy food that acts like tiny heroes for your gut. Meet sauerkraut, a fermented cabbage dish loved for ages,...

Do SIBO Symptoms in Women Differ from Men?

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, or SIBO, is a condition where excessive bacteria in the small intestine disrupt digestion, leading to uncomfortable SIBO symptoms in women and men, like bloating, abdominal...

Fructose Intolerance and IBS Connection

Fructose Intolerance and The Underdiagnosed Connection Mistaken for IBS Table of Contents What is Fructose Intolerance? Symptoms of Fructose Intolerance Fructose Intolerance and Unexpected Weight Gain: The Link Fructose Intolerance...

Nitric Oxide Activation For Biofilm Dispersal – A Novel Approach

Nitric Oxide: A Natural Way to Break Up Biofilms and Fight Infections Table of Contents Introduction Nitric Oxide from iNOS (Immune Response) Nitric Oxide from eNOS (Blood Flow) Sunlight and...

Healthy Aging Odds Can be Boosted with Diet and Sunlight

Aging gracefully isn’t just luck—it’s a science. Recent research shows that your diet, sunlight exposure, and timing can boost your odds of healthy aging. Picture yourself past 70 with a...

Type 2 Diabetes and NAFLD Managed with Betaine and Lifestyle 

Living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) or nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can feel overwhelming, but there’s hope in a simple, science-backed plan. Research shows that low levels of betaine—a...

The Gut Axes: Resilience and Sunlight Microbiome Connection

The Gut Axes as Adaptive Conduits: A Bidirectional Network of Resilience and Sunlight Microbiome Connection Doing what I do as a decades-long practicing doctor and dedicated digestion coach, I often...

Phenolic Glycosides for Gut Health

Phenolic glycosides for gut health are plant-derived compounds with a phenolic structure linked to a sugar group, offering significant benefits by reducing intestinal inflammation and enhancing resistance to pathogens. These...

A diet rich in choline, carnitine, and tryptophan may increase cancer risk by producing trimethylamine n-oxide (TMAO) and indole-3-acetic Acid (IAA) metabolites.

Is There a Choline, Carnitine, Tryptophan Cancer Risk via Diet? Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) are metabolites produced by gut microbiota from specific dietary precursors found in certain foods....

The Gut-Lung Connection: Lung Health via Gut Health

If you’re living with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or you’re an older adult worried about lung infections like pneumococcal pneumonia, your gut might hold a secret weapon...