This may not be a perfect garden. But it’s my garden and that’s all that matters. There is not enough time to describe all the positive studies for spending time in nature.  I'd rather be outside. But we all know how good we feel when we step into the outdoors – if the weather [...]

We’ve all be listening to the news and to our governments. We know all abut social distancing and washing our hands to prevent us from contracting Covid-19.  But have you noticed no one is talking about what we can do, as individuals, to strengthen the immune system. Two things are clear: We can do everything [...]

Let’s get this straight once and for all. They are transient. They help while they are there and then pass on through. Two studies (see below) are causing a bit of a kafuffle because they claim to prove what is already known – that probiotics don’t colonize and therefore, they are useless. Some strains in [...]

Not that I have any plans to choose the hospital as a destination vacation spot, but if I did, I would be four times as likely to have a recurrence of a clostridium difficile infection (c. diff). That's assuming that I get it while in the hospital, as that is where it most often occurs. [...]

Eating disorders have long been mysterious but now, like everything else, a gut connection has been made. I have worked with several people who have either had anorexia nervosa or were in the middle of having it. That may seem like a strange thing to say, but one client who came to me “in remission” [...]

I am quite sure many of you are already fans of the avocado. I, for one, don’t really care for them. But that does not mean we can’t discuss the potential benefits this strange little food has for our gut. Like many whole foods, they have numerous benefits. This is the strength of a food [...]

I think we can all agree that the topic of gut health is complicated. And quite frankly, sometimes, thinking about it gives me a headache. But understanding what our gut microbes do and what they want can be helpful. Since the bad guys are giving us health issues, then we need to give the good [...]