My 5-minute gut healing meditation Wait….what??!! How can a meditation be gut healing? Am I serious? The answer is a resounding YES! Stress reduction is a cornerstone to obtaining gut healing, for people of all ages. Stress, even at an early age, can change the composition of the trillions of bacteria and microorganisms in our digestive [...]
The Magic of Tea: How to heal your gut and boost your genetic potential with a delicious drink If you are not much of a tea drinker, hopefully this article will make you think twice about it. Tea has been a popular beverage for ages and rightfully so! I drink tea often and I suggest [...]
The Secret to Self-Empowerment To become an Integrative Gastroenterologist, I had to spend 4 years in college, then 4 years in medical school, then 3 years doing an Internal Medicine internship and residency, followed by 3 years of a Gastroenterology fellowship. Then, when I thought I was done learning, I enrolled myself in a 2-year [...]
Five probiotic foods your kids will love (and thank you for later) Everywhere you look these days it seems like there is some advertisement for probiotics or probiotic foods. A probiotic is a live microorganism that can have health benefits. The marketplace can make things challenging to figure out what is best with all the [...]
So, what is gut health? Is this just another fad? It seems like everywhere you turn there is some advertisement, article, or post about gut health (this one included!). Many of you may be wondering what the big deal is. Should you even be interested? The answer is an “absolutely, yes!” Let’s first start off [...]
Do you ever find yourself exhausted at the end of the week? Sometimes the exhaustion starts in the middle of the week or even sooner. By the time the weekend comes, you just want to do nothing. Before you know it, it’s Monday again and you are going back to work tired, as if the [...]
What’s all the hype about earthing and grounding? Believe it or not, there is science behind it! So, what is it? Well, grounding and earthing refers to direct skin contact with the surface of the Earth, whether it be with your bare hands or feet. Another concept that is along the same lines as this [...]
How many times have you heard people talk about good genes and bad genes? Even as a physician, I have had my own physicians tell me that I probably have a higher risk of heart disease because of my family history and genetics. Is this entirely true? Well, yes and no. We do carry added [...]
As an integrative physician, I am often asked about what things can be done that can help improve gut health. With so much confusion about which medications are safe to use and what supplements are best to take, many are left wondering if what they are doing is the best or if they are just [...]
There is a lot of press and chatter in the medical community about stool these days. Some of you may be wondering why and what the big deal is? Well, this is actually a very important topic. There are over 100 trillion microorganisms that live inside of our intestinal tract. They make up 10 times [...]
