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Resolving Gas Problems
Whatever the cause, the question is how you can control any issues you have with intestinal gas. Once you realize how probiotics do what they do, and by that I mean via fermentation with the resultant gas, there are several strategies you can use to deal with it. Strategies for Gas Digestive enzymes can often […]
What Causes Increased Gas?
Over the years, I’ve learned this about people as it relates to their health: they notice every change in their digestive system. They have their own bathroom habits, and they don’t like anything that changes their pattern. If they make a change in their nutritional intake—whether it’s a food, a supplement, or a medication—and it […]
RSV in Infants
Our daughter-in-law, Kerri, is a pediatric respiratory therapist with 32 years of experience, so she was an obvious choice to talk to about RSV, especially in babies. You need to know more about RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), especially if you’re parents or grandparents of infants less than six months old. The CDC reference at the […]
Virus Update: RSV
We have a viral uptick going on right now, and it’s not COVID. My health news feed has been sending warnings about an unusually high number of cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a very common respiratory virus that’s usually not problematic. It generally causes mild, cold-like symptoms, and most people recover in a week […]
Protect Your Colon Health: Do a Test
Continuing with our examination of the study on invited colonoscopies versus usual care, what could the researchers have said to cause any controversy? Remember, the comparative rates of diagnosing colorectal cancer were slightly lower in the invited group. The controversy came when they stated that there was no difference in mortality over the course of […]
Research Update on Colon Health
If I were to take a poll, I’d wager that most people would skip a colonoscopy if there were an alternative that provided the same information on the health of your colon. The key words are “same information”—not only that, but provided the same diagnostic outcomes. Will the alternative test tell you whether you have […]
Yes, Fiber Is Healthy
Almost all Americans need to increase their fiber intake by eating foods containing fiber as well as using supplemental fiber if needed. I do and will continue to do so with one caveat, which I’ll talk about later. Let’s get into the research that caused the headline about fiber and cancer. Genetic Defects Were the […]
Does Fiber Cause Liver Cancer?
What? Okay, that isn’t exactly what the health headline said. An article published in SciTechDaily last week said Diets High in Processed Fiber May Increase Cancer Risk. It appears they published the press release about a study from the University of Toledo. What piqued my interest was that it focused on my favorite fiber, inulin. […]
Dealing with Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness
Muscle soreness generally occurs after a new workout routine, especially weight training. It generally involves eccentric contractions: the simplest way to explain it is the resistance to a movement. During a bicep curl, eccentric contractions would be resisting the lowering of the weight as you return to the starting position. But that’s not exactly what […]
What Did I Do?
Fall is here and those wonderful multi-colored leaves everyone seems to love are making their appearance here in Michigan. While they can be stunning to look at, they will need to be raked and recycled. That’s going to lead to people waking up the next day (or days because they all don’t drop on the […]
